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Get startedShakespeare Tower, Flat 322, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8NJ
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 three-bedroom detached house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. At 124 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Shakespeare Tower (96–124 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 8 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 10% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,418,000 is 28.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£824/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm. At 124 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 7 EPCs). 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count. On the market in February 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
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'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Sept 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Shakespeare Tower, Flat 322, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2017RenovationHeritageGranted
Replacement of five internal doors with full-height doors.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Shakespeare Tower has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2013)
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barbican homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Shakespeare Tower runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,871
Street avg £13,653
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
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 8NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 127 points of interest in total.
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