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Get startedBreton House, Flat 87, Barbican, City Of London, London, EC2Y 8PQ
EPC B
About Breton House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Breton House is a mid-terrace house in City Of London, London, London (EC2Y 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 439 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2008) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 41 m² this is the 8th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in Breton House, where floor areas span 25–42 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,195/sq ft) was about 171.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £525,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Breton House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2018
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Breton House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2025)
£525,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barbican homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Breton House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£12,868
Street avg £7,830
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 37 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 1 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
0.1 km
Beech Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EC2Y 8PQ 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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