Ben Jonson House, Flat 505, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8NH

Ben Jonson House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8NH). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. At 32 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 36 units on EPC record in Ben Jonson House, where floor areas span 29–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 36 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since October 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 is 29.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,147/sq ft) was about 151.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.