property, homes and houses for sale in Barbican

 

Bayswater	Covent Garden	Kensington	Pimlico
Belgravia	Earls Court	Kings Cross	Soho
Bloomsbury	Farringdon	Knightsbridge	South Kensington
Brompton	Finsbury	Marylebone	St James
Charing Cross	Fitzrovia	Mayfair	Victoria
Charterhouse Square	Holborn	Notting Hill	Westminster
Chelsea	Holland Park	Paddington
Clerkenwell	Hyde Park	Piccadilly

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The Barbican - an iconic landmark and creative hub.

Living in Barbican

Where the Barbican was once a little lost in a forgotten part of town, it is now in the heart of the fashionable east side. The proliferation of bars, restaurants, galleries and venues has transformed the UK's financial centre into a flourishing living and recreational district.

Smithfield and Clerkenwell lie to the west, booming Spitalfields, Hoxton and Shoreditch to the east, and St Paul's, The Museum of London and The Tate to the south. The Barbican now finds itself in the midst of Europe's most exciting cultural quarter.

The Barbican Estate, a massive architectural project that took decades to design and build, makes up the majority of the housing market in the area. This listed estate has taken an equally long time to win recognition and familiarity in Londoners' minds, but now having a Barbican address is much in demand.

The Barbican Estate contains over 2000 properties consisting of over 100 different layouts. Homes range from studios in low-rise blocks to glamorous six bedroom high-rise penthouses. There is also a selection of mews houses, which rarely come up for sale or rent.

Transport

The Barbican Underground station is on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines.

The nearest railway stations are Liverpool Street, Farringdon and Blackfriars. City Thameslink services serve Barbican, Moorgate and Cannon Street.

A number of bus routes serve the area. For a full list visit www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/

History and culture

Like the legendary Phoenix, the Barbican rose from the ashes caused by bombing during the Second World War. Building of the estate began in 1963 and finished in 1975, with the construction of the Barbican Arts Centre being completed in 1982.

Today, the Barbican is home to around 4,000 people - more than half the City's residential population, and the Barbican Arts Centre is Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue presenting a diverse range of art, music, theatre, dance and education events.

For further information visit www.barbican.org.uk