EC2Y 8BU is a residential postcode situated on Barbican, London, EC2 with 166 addresses.
It ranks as the 531st largest of the 538 postcodes in the EC2Y area.
The postcode contains a total of 166 properties: 91 flats and 75 other properties.
EC2Y 8BU is a residential postcode situated on Barbican, London, EC2 with 166 addresses.
It ranks as the 531st largest of the 538 postcodes in the EC2Y area.
The postcode contains a total of 166 properties: 91 flats and 75 other properties.
The last sale in EC2Y 8BU sold for £1,040,000 on 5th November 2025. Since then prices are up an average of 0.6%.
The current average value in the postcode is £751,504.
The EC2Y 8BU Sales Market has decreased by 11.5% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | -3.8% | £751,504 |
| April 2025 | -2.4% | £781,492 |
| April 2024 | -2.5% | £800,637 |
| April 2023 | 1% | £821,147 |
| April 2022 | 3.3% | £813,372 |
| April 2021 | -5.4% | £787,637 |
| April 2020 | 3% | £832,274 |
| April 2019 | -2.2% | £807,666 |
| April 2018 | 0.4% | £825,796 |
| April 2017 | -3.1% | £822,813 |
| April 2016 | 1.1% | £849,507 |
| April 2015 | 3% | £840,323 |
| April 2014 | 20.3% | £815,819 |
| April 2013 | 14.6% | £678,267 |
| April 2012 | 8.1% | £591,822 |
| April 2011 | 10.1% | £547,526 |
| April 2010 | 7% | £497,473 |
| April 2009 | -10.7% | £464,717 |
| April 2008 | 13.4% | £520,499 |
| April 2007 | 0% | £458,856 |
The current average rental value in the postcode is £3,292.
The EC2Y 8BU Rental Market has increased by 28.1% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 5.2% | £3,292pcm |
| April 2025 | 1.1% | £3,130pcm |
| April 2024 | 3.3% | £3,095pcm |
| April 2023 | 14.3% | £2,996pcm |
| April 2022 | 22.7% | £2,621pcm |
| April 2021 | -15.2% | £2,135pcm |
| April 2020 | -2.8% | £2,517pcm |
| April 2019 | 1.7% | £2,590pcm |
| April 2018 | 1.9% | £2,547pcm |
| April 2017 | -2.7% | £2,498pcm |
| April 2016 | 1.3% | £2,569pcm |
| April 2015 | 3.9% | £2,536pcm |
| April 2014 | 0.1% | £2,440pcm |
| April 2013 | -0.5% | £2,437pcm |
| April 2012 | 3.8% | £2,449pcm |
| April 2011 | 12.1% | £2,359pcm |
| April 2010 | 5.2% | £2,104pcm |
| April 2009 | -12.5% | £2,000pcm |
| April 2008 | 11.9% | £2,285pcm |
| April 2007 | 0% | £2,042pcm |
The last sale was on 5th November 2025 for £1,040,000 and since then the market in the area has increased by 0.6%. The postcode has had a total of 127 sales since 1995.
EC2Y 8BU has seen 10 sales in the last three years and 1 sale in the last twelve months.
EC2Y 8BU is the 531st largest and the 189th most expensive postcode out of the 538 postcodes in the EC2Y area.
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