Hi, anyone here living ( has lived) in Barbican estate? Pros and cons of renting there? Any input welcome

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Great location, very quiet, central and walking distance to St. Paul’s for even more tube lines, the estate is clean and quite pretty imho

Rent is ridiculously high even for London in terms of what you get, my flat had the tiniest old kitchen, no big grocery shops around (apart from Waitrose)

It was my first ever flat in London so I fondly look back on those times ha

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Woah f me, I’ve just realised a 1-bed is about £3k/month in Barbican. I’m guessing the only people who live there are internationals/Americans/trust fund kids?

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I'm living in the barbican now so hopefully some helpful insights.

Pros
-Great location with the best transport access I've had living in London (short walking distance to Hammersmith & City, Circle, Metropolitan, Elizabeth, Central, and Northern lines; Thameslink for Gatwick and Luton airports; National rail from Liverpool St.)
-The estate is beautiful and being a resident gives you access to private garden, tennis courts
-Most rent includes heating so partly bills included (I've definitely saved money because of this as my electricity for a 1 bed has been about 20 quid a month even with increases)
-All buildings have a porter
-Access to amazing art and culture

Cons
-Rent is materially more expensive than most places in the area or London
-Easy to get lost. Hard getting visitors and deliveroo to find you haha
-Empty streets on the weekends you don't have that lively high street feel though shoreditch is close by

Verdict: Honestly love living here and would recommend anyone with the capacity to handle the cost to do so even as an experience

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Thanks for this! 🥹

Sounds wonderfully arty to me. An experience you’ll probably never forget.

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