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Get startedShakespeare Tower, Flat 53, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8DR
3 sales on record
About Shakespeare Tower
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Shakespeare Tower is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1189 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 110 m² this is the 18th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in Shakespeare Tower, where floor areas span 95–130 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 30 units on file.
It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 15.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,585,000 sits 134.8% above the 2006 sale of £675,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 17.6% below the postcode norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Shakespeare Tower sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2018
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Shakespeare Tower has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.3% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2006)
£675,000
Growth on file: 15.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barbican homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Shakespeare Tower runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,112
Street avg £11,304
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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 8DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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