Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedShakespeare Tower, Flat 331, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8NJ
1 planning 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 106 m² (around 1144 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 106 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Shakespeare Tower, where floor areas span 96–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 8 units on file.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,615,000 is 22.2% below the 2017 sale of £2,075,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,813/sq ft) was about 172.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Shakespeare Tower, Flat 331, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2017RenovationHeritageGranted
Proposed refurbishment including reconfiguring non-structural walls plus doors and associated frames.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Shakespeare Tower was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,615,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£2,075,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
On price per m², Shakespeare Tower stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£19,520
Street avg £11,878
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.
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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Shakespeare Tower, Flat 331, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8NJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.