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Get startedBreton House, Flat 45, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8DQ
5 sales on record
About Breton House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Breton House is a mid-terrace house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 424 sq ft) and council tax band D. At 39 m² this is the 17th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in Breton House, where floor areas span 25–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 49 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,072/sq ft) was about 70% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £455,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Breton House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Breton House, Flat 45, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2022RenovationHeritageGranted
Internal alterations and demolition of internal wall around water tank
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Breton House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£455,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barbican homes
Four headline reads against 48 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Breton House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£11,539
Street avg £8,937
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 41 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Beech Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EC2Y 8DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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