According to HM Land Registry, Flat 252, Shakespeare Tower was last sold on 10th May 2024 for £1,800,000 and was recorded as a leasehold flat.

The property has only had this single sale since 1995.

Since May 2024, the market for similar properties has dropped by 33.4%.

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 77 sales of properties similar to Flat 252, Shakespeare Tower within a radius of 220 metres since 2021.

The most recent example is Flat 341, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NA, a leasehold flat which sold for £1,625,000 on the 20th February 2026.

Read more about house prices in EC2.

• Sold Feb 2026£1,625,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 341, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NAFlat 341, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NA
• Sold Jul 2025£1,815,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 313, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NAFlat 313, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NA
• Sold Jul 2025£2,100,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 271, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DRFlat 271, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DR
• Sold May 2025£1,835,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 163, Cromwell Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DDFlat 163, Cromwell Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DD
• Sold Mar 2025£1,500,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 52, Cromwell Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DDFlat 52, Cromwell Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DD
• Sold Aug 2024£2,000,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 401, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NAFlat 401, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NA
• Sold May 2024£1,800,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 172, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DRFlat 172, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DR
• Sold Mar 2024£1,825,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 192, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DRFlat 192, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DR
• Sold Mar 2024£1,900,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 191, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DRFlat 191, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DR
• Sold Jan 2024£1,760,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 232, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DRFlat 232, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DR
• Sold Sep 2023£1,600,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 43, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DRFlat 43, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DR
• Sold Jun 2023£2,300,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 293, Cromwell Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DDFlat 293, Cromwell Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DD
• Sold Apr 2023£2,100,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 133, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BYFlat 133, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BY
• Sold Feb 2023£1,625,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 362, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NJFlat 362, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NJ
• Sold Oct 2022£1,610,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 11, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DRFlat 11, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DR
• Sold Sep 2021£2,110,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 263, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BYFlat 263, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BY
• Sold Sep 2021£1,875,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 213, Cromwell Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DDFlat 213, Cromwell Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DD
• Sold Sep 2021£2,000,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 233, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BYFlat 233, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BY
• Sold Jun 2021£1,567,500 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 322, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NAFlat 322, Lauderdale Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NA
• Sold May 2021£1,860,000 | 3 Bed FlatFlat 291, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DRFlat 291, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DR

Barbican, London, EC2 has a total of 1944 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Flat 252, Shakespeare Tower is the 135th largest and the 36th most expensive property on the street.

When compared to the postcode district it is £864k more expensive than the average property in EC2.

• Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

  200 m away
• City of London Primary Academy, Islington

  300 m away
• St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

  700 m away

• Central Foundation Boys' School

  800 m away
• City of London Academy Islington

  1.8 km away
• London Nautical, City of London Academy

  1.8 km away

• Barbican

  |

  200 m away
• Moorgate

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  300 m away
• St Paul's

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  600 m away

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be Very Low.