What type of property is 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW?

38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house, listed for its heritage value.

What was the last sold price for 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW?

38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW last sold for £390,000 in November 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £63,950 in May 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW?

Across 3 sales between May 1996 and November 2023, 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW rose from £63,950 to £390,000, a change of £326,050. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW?

The current EPC rating for 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in October 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW?

38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (441 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in E1 1BW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW heated?

The latest EPC at 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW?

38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW is in council tax band C.

Where is 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW located?

38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW sits in Tower Hamlets, London, London. It falls within the E1 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

How safe is the area around 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW?

Police records around 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW show an average of 949 reported crimes per month over the last 19 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 24% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (17% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW?

The closest primary school to 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW is Stewart Headlam Primary School (362m), one of 85 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Swanlea School (187m), with 25 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW?

The closest bus stop to 38 Albion Yard, E1 1BW is Cambridge Heath Road, 37m away. The nearest rail option is Whitechapel Station, 151m away.

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38 Albion Yard, Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 1BW

Listed building3 sales on record

Estimated value

£405,000

Since the 2023 sale (£390,000)+4%
Against E1 1BW's recent median (£557,000)-27%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

41 m²

441 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£405,000

Against its 2023 sale (£390,000)+4%
Against E1 1BW's recent median (£557,000)-27%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 38 Albion Yard is modelled from its 41 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in E1 1BW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
41 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2016
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in E1 1BW
5 sales, median £557,000 (2025–2022)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

38 Albion Yard has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Sales timeline

30 November 2023Most recent
£390,000
+136.4%over 22 years
6 September 2001
£165,000
+158.0%over 5 years
30 May 1996
£63,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in E1 1BW: £557,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in E1 1BW

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 38 Albion Yard, Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 1BW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 38 Albion Yard

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

38 Albion Yard is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. At 41 m² this is the 4th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–307 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 40 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£884/sq ft) was about 215.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 39 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £390,000 in November 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

ParkingYes
BalconyYes

Building

Listed buildingYes
Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2026

Current Certificate

Oct 2016

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 October 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Albion Yard, Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 1BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Albion Yard has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Albion Yard homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 38 Albion Yard runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£9,512

Street avg £5,832

Strongly above

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

949/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Cambridge Heath Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Swanlea School. 110 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Swanlea SchoolSecondary187m
Stewart Headlam Primary SchoolPrimary362m
John Scurr Primary SchoolPrimary430m
Stepney Park Primary SchoolPrimary459m

Nearest stops

Cambridge Heath RoadBus stop37m
Whitechapel Station / Royal London HospitalBus stop104m
Whitechapel StationRailway station151m
Sidney StreetBus stop157m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences4,314 reports24%
Anti-social Behaviour3,926 reports22%
Other Theft1,664 reports9%
Theft from Person1,458 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E1 1BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.9dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for E1 1BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 buildListed buildingNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 38 Albion Yard is modelled from its 41 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in E1 1BW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 38 Albion Yard. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 38 Albion Yard was lodged in October 2016 at band E and expired in October 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 38 Albion Yard. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 19 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 110 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from E1 1BW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 38 Albion Yard is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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