1 bed flat for sale

West Smithfield, London EC1A

This large bright one bedroom apartment is set on the third floor of this attractive period building on West Smithfield close to Farringdon and Barbican stations and a short walk from St Paul's

The apartment is comprised of a spacious L shaped hallway. A large bright living room with a semi-open plan kitchen and south facing windows. There is a good sized double bedroom with inbuilt wardrobe and a modern shower room.

West Smithfield is fantastically located to the south of Farringdon and Clerkenwell and to the north of St Paul's. It's location offers ease of access on foot to the western part of the Square Mile and all of the professional and financial services firms and banks based there.

The plentiful bars, restaurants, coffee shops, historic pubs and amenities of Smithfield and Farringdon are close; intimate candlelit Cloth, on Cloth Fair, Club Gascon on West Smithfield, the long standing and acclaimed St John on St John St, highly regarded French restaurant Bouchon Racine on Cowcross St and newcomer Ibai, a Basque grill, on Bartholomew Close.

Nearby stations are Farringdon and Barbican (Elizabeth, National Rail, Hammersmith & City, Circle and Metropolitan lines) and St. Paul's (Central Line). The Elizabeth line provides very quick and easy access to Soho, Mayfair and Canary Wharf.

West Smithfield and the EC1A area is the most historic quarter of the City of London - the medieval St Bartholomew the Great church and St Barts Hospital (founded in 1123), Cloth Fair (named after the medieval Bartholomew Fair which took place for centuries in Smithfield) and Pie Corner (where the Great Fire of London was stopped!) are all close.

Smithfield Meat Market is set to close in 2028 after 900 years of market trading on this site and the Victoria market buildings will be redeveloped and repurposed. The Museum of London is set to open in one of the old disused market buildings in coming years as the London Museum.

Chain free

Leasehold - 976 years remaining
Service charge: £4,250 pa 2025. The service charge is higher than normal as funds are being collected for external works. The charge for 2024 was £2,590 pa approx. The expectation is that it will return to this level once the external works have been completed
Ground rent: Nil
Council tax - City of London, Band E, £1,557 pa
EPC rating – D