Defoe House, Flat 10, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8DN

Defoe House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8DN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. At 71 m² this is the 17th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in Defoe House, where floor areas span 50–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 37 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,217/sq ft) was about 129.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £930,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.