Map of EC2Y 8DR postcode

General information

Postcode	EC2Y 8DR
Post Town	London
Nearest station	Barbican (0 km)
Bus stops	Barbican (S) Museum Of London (S) London Wall Museum Of London (E) Barbican (N) London Wall Museum Of London (W) Baltic Street West (S)
London travel zone	1
Roads in this postcode	B100
Number of UPRNs	100 View
Known addresses	Flat 101, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 102, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 11, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 112, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 12, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 121, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 122, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 123, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 131, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 132, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 133, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 141, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 142, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 143, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 152, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 153, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 161, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 162, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 163, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 172, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 173, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 181, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 182, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 183, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 191, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 192, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 201, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 202, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 203, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 21, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 211, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 212, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 213, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 22, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 221, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 222, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 23, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 232, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 233, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 242, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 243, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 252, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 261, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 262, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 263, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 271, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 272, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 273, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 281, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 282, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 283, Shakespearetower, Barbican, London Flat 291, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 292, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 293, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 31, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 32, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 33, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 41, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 42, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 43, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 51, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 52, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 53, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 62, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 63, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 72, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 73, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 82, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 83, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 91, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London Flat 92, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London
Main property type	Flat
Businesses	ANI&JAY LIMITED B.A. TAXATION SERVICES LTD. CAMVOLT LTD CURL LA TOURELLE + HEAD LIMITED GORGEOUS ENTERTAINMENT LTD PE APPS LIMITED PEASHOLM CONSULTING LTD SCORE PRODUCTION MUSIC LIMITED THE MOFFICE LIMITED USONIA LABS LIMITED

Geography

	Latitude	51.520253
	Longitude	-0.094927
	Easting	532273
	Northing	181868
	Grid reference	TQ322818
	UTM reference	30U 701540 5711682
	what3words	fuzzy.nuns.ample
	FixPhrase	cringing magnetic shakable tyke
	Plus code	9C3XGWC4+42
	Altitude	31 metres (102 feet)
	Sunrise (today)	6:53
	Sunset (today)	16:37
	Distance away
	Distance to sea	35.8 KMs (22.2 miles)

Administrative areas

Parish	City of London, unparished area	E43000191
Ward	Aldersgate	E05009288
London Borough	City of London	E09000001
County	City of London	E11000005
Constituency (2024)	Cities of London and Westminster	E14001172
MP	Rachel Blake	Labour
Police force	City of London
Water company	Thames Water
NUTS/ITL 3	Westminster and City of London
NUTS/ITL 2	Inner London - West
NUTS/ITL 1	London
Country	England	E92000001

Data

Date introduced	January 1980
Last updated	September 2025
User type	Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality	Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Demographics

Population (2011)	146
Households (2011)	76
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)	29,199 / 32,844 Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)	£101,800 Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban (2021)	Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/urban (2011)	Urban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)	City and County of the City of London	E63012025
Census output area (2021)	E00000001
Census output area (2011)	2D3
Lower layer super output area (2021)	City of London 001A	E01000001
Lower layer super output area (2011)	City of London 001A	E01000001
Middle layer super output area (2021)	City of London	E02000001
Middle layer super output area (2011)	City of London	E02000001
Travel to work area	London	E30000234

Nearby schools

City University

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Moreland Primary School (Primary)

Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre (Primary)

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (Primary)

St Luke's CofE Primary School (Primary)

Dallington School

Charterhouse Square School

City of London Primary Academy, Islington (Primary)

St Paul's Cathedral School

New Regent's College

City of London School for Girls

City of London School

Central Foundation Boys' School (Secondary)

The ArtsXchange

Fashion Retail Academy

Property sales

Average property price in Central London	£758,869
Annual change	-15.1%
View all properties sold in the EC postcode area

Properties recently sold in this postcode

Address	Type	Date	Price
Flat 101, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	Dec 2024	£1,800,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Jan 2006	£610,000
Flat 172, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	May 2024	£1,800,000
Flat 252, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	May 2024	£1,800,000
Flat 191, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	Mar 2024	£1,900,000
Flat 192, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	Mar 2024	£1,825,000
	Flat (leasehold)	May 2003	£490,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Aug 1999	£317,500
	New build flat (leasehold)	Apr 1996	£175,000
Flat 83, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	Feb 2024	£1,675,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Apr 1999	£249,500
Flat 232, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	Jan 2024	£1,760,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Mar 2000	£375,000
Flat 43, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	Sep 2023	£1,600,000
Flat 62, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	May 2023	£1,550,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Aug 2017	£1,475,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Nov 2005	£512,500
	Flat (leasehold)	Apr 2000	£295,000
Flat 11, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican, London	Flat (leasehold)	Oct 2022	£1,610,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Mar 2017	£1,335,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Mar 1996	£121,500

View all properties sold in the EC2Y 8 sector

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