West Smithfield, London, EC1A

This large two bedroom two bathroom apartment with high ceilings and large windows is set on the second floor of this attractive period building and has a terrific easterly aspect overlooking historic West Smithfield.

The apartment is comprised of a spacious central hallway off which all other rooms lead. A large bright living room with an open plan kitchen and four attractive high windows. There are two good sized double bedrooms. The master bedroom has high windows, fitted wardrobes and a modern, fully tiled ensuite bathroom. There is a main modern fully tiled 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.


Leasehold - 975 years remaining

Service charge: £7,107 PA 2025 and this includes water rates. The service charge is higher than normal as funds are being collected for external works. The charge for recent years has been £4,800 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 F, £1,759 PA

EPC rating - B