EC2Y 8BY is a residential postcode situated on Barbican, London, EC2 with 117 addresses.
It ranks as the 522nd largest and 313th most expensive of the 538 postcodes in the EC2Y area.
The postcode contains a total of 117 properties: 87 flats and 30 other properties.
EC2Y 8BY is a residential postcode situated on Barbican, London, EC2 with 117 addresses.
It ranks as the 522nd largest and 313th most expensive of the 538 postcodes in the EC2Y area.
The postcode contains a total of 117 properties: 87 flats and 30 other properties.
Sale prices range from £823,908 for 2 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (1,008 ft2) to £1,973,812 for 3 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (1,431 ft2) .
Monthly rental prices range from £3,466 pcm for 2 bed flats to £7,401 pcm for 3 bed flats.
The gross rental yield is between 4.4% and 5.0%.
The average value per square foot is £1,386.
The last sale in EC2Y 8BY sold for £1,550,000 on 28th March 2025. Since then prices are down an average of 4.3%.
The current average value in the postcode is £1,481,092.
The EC2Y 8BY Sales Market has decreased by 11.3% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | -4% | £1,481,092 |
| April 2025 | -2.2% | £1,542,535 |
| April 2024 | -2.3% | £1,577,819 |
| April 2023 | 0.5% | £1,614,915 |
| April 2022 | 4% | £1,607,675 |
| April 2021 | -5.9% | £1,545,987 |
| April 2020 | 3.2% | £1,642,531 |
| April 2019 | -2.4% | £1,591,986 |
| April 2018 | 0.9% | £1,631,343 |
| April 2017 | -3.2% | £1,616,180 |
| April 2016 | 0.3% | £1,669,925 |
| April 2015 | 2.1% | £1,664,800 |
| April 2014 | 19.3% | £1,630,099 |
| April 2013 | 15% | £1,365,982 |
| April 2012 | 9% | £1,187,308 |
| April 2011 | 11.1% | £1,089,259 |
| April 2010 | 6.5% | £980,184 |
| April 2009 | -9.4% | £920,660 |
| April 2008 | 15.2% | £1,016,527 |
| April 2007 | 0% | £882,569 |
The current average rental value in the postcode is £5,549.
The EC2Y 8BY Rental Market has increased by 28.5% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 5% | £5,549pcm |
| April 2025 | 1.3% | £5,284pcm |
| April 2024 | 3.5% | £5,217pcm |
| April 2023 | 13.8% | £5,040pcm |
| April 2022 | 23.6% | £4,431pcm |
| April 2021 | -15.6% | £3,585pcm |
| April 2020 | -2.7% | £4,248pcm |
| April 2019 | 1.5% | £4,367pcm |
| April 2018 | 2.5% | £4,303pcm |
| April 2017 | -2.8% | £4,198pcm |
| April 2016 | 0.5% | £4,320pcm |
| April 2015 | 3% | £4,297pcm |
| April 2014 | -0.7% | £4,170pcm |
| April 2013 | -0.1% | £4,198pcm |
| April 2012 | 4.7% | £4,203pcm |
| April 2011 | 13.2% | £4,015pcm |
| April 2010 | 4.7% | £3,546pcm |
| April 2009 | -11.2% | £3,388pcm |
| April 2008 | 13.6% | £3,816pcm |
| April 2007 | 0% | £3,360pcm |
The last sale was on 28th March 2025 for £1,550,000 and since then the market in the area has decreased by 4.3%. The postcode has had a total of 125 sales since 1995.
EC2Y 8BY has seen 6 sales in the last three years and no sales in the last twelve months.
EC2Y 8BY is the 522nd largest and the 313th most expensive postcode out of the 538 postcodes in the EC2Y area.
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