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Get startedBreton House is a one-bedroom end-of-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. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. At 41 m² this is the 7th 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 bottom. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,242/sq ft) was about 188.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £545,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Breton House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2021
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 11 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 11 years.
On epc rating, Breton House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£13,368
Street avg £7,801
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 37 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.5dB

2 August 2022Most recent
£545,000
+9.0%over 7 years9 June 2015
£500,000
+61.3%over 3 years14 June 2011
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EC2Y 8PQ: £515,000 (2025–2022).
Breton House Flat 87 Barbican City Of London London
Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Aug 2024
Breton House Flat 93 Barbican City Of London London
Sold Dec 2023
Breton House Flat 104 Barbican City Of London London
Sold Jun 2023
Breton House Flat 101 Barbican City Of London London
Sold Jan 2022
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
EC2Y 8AY
Closest school
0.0 km
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre. 100 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.4dB
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