Barbican Living

There are over 100 'Flat Types'. You can see them sorted by -

Building | Numerical order | Number of rooms | Flat plans

 

How to figure out Barbican flat types and plans

There are 2,014 flats in the Barbican. There are over a 100 flat types. Each was given a number by the City Corporation when the Barbican was built. If you know the flat type, you know the flat! The name may be:

  • a number - 'Type 19' or 'Type 58'. Sometimes an 'A' is added to show it's the basic model reversed mirror-fashion.
  • a letter and numbers - 'F2C' or 'M3A' (God knows why!)
  • a number and a letter - '2A', '2B', 2C' where 2 is the 'type' in a tower and A, B, C says which side of the tower it's on.

One type may be found in several buildings - 2A, B and C appear in Lauderdale and Cromwell Towers, but not Shakespeare. Type 19 appears in Andrewes, Speed and Thomas More Houses. Each type has a plan and - with a few exceptions - we show you the plan. It probably sounds thoroughly confusing, but if you are looking for a Barbican flat to buy, the agents will talk about 'type this or that', as shorthand, and you'll soon get the hang of it and be doing the same.