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About Ben Jonson House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 35 m² (around 373 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. At 35 m² this is the 5th 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. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 9.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 sits 104.7% above the 2004 sale of £234,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£628/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ben Jonson 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Ben Jonson House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2004)
£234,500
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barbican homes
Four headline reads against 35 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Ben Jonson House is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£6,760
Street avg £8,113
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.0 km
Beech Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EC2Y 8NH 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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