What kind of home is 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS?

26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS is a mid-terrace house.

What did 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS sell for?

26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS last sold for £240,000 in April 2004, around 22 years ago. Before that, it sold for £176,500 in October 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS?

The current EPC rating for 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in January 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS?

26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft). That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in E1 4LS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS use?

The latest EPC at 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS?

26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS is in council tax band D.

Which area is 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS in?

26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS sits in Tower Hamlets, London, London. It falls within the E1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS?

Police records around 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS 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.

What schools are near 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS?

The closest primary school to 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS is Ben Jonson Primary School (300m), one of 82 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College (310m), with 29 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS?

The closest bus stop to 26 Ernest Street, E1 4LS is Ocean Estate, 132m away. The nearest tram option is Stepney Green Station, 266m away.

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26 Ernest Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 4LS

Estimated value

£627,000

Since the 2004 sale (£240,000)+161%
Against E1 4LS's recent median (£513,500)+22%

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

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Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£627,000

Against its 2004 sale (£240,000)+161%
Against E1 4LS's recent median (£513,500)+22%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 26 Ernest Street is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in E1 4LS. 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
90 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2023
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in E1 4LS
5 sales, median £513,500 (2025–2020)

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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.

26 Ernest Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).

Sales timeline

1 April 2004Most recent
£240,000
+36.0%
23 October 2003
£176,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in E1 4LS: £513,500 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in E1 4LS

Risks

What this page doesn't show

3 potential issues have already been flagged for 26 Ernest Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 4LS. 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
Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn 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 26 Ernest Street

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

26 Ernest Street is a mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1 4LS). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in April 2004. Across 2003–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 36% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 sits 161.2% above the 2004 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 22.8% below the postcode norm. At 90 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 24 EPCs).

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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.

Current Certificate

Jan 2023

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 January 2033

6 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Ernest Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 4LS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Ernest Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Ernest Street homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 26 Ernest Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,667

Street avg £4,275

Strongly below

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

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

0.1 km

Ocean Estate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Ben Jonson Primary School. 111 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Ben Jonson Primary SchoolPrimary300m
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing CollegeSecondary310m
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm AcademyPrimary370m
Halley Primary SchoolPrimary515m

Nearest stops

Ocean EstateBus stop132m
Bancroft Road / Ocean EstateBus stop176m
Mile End RoadBus stop183m
Queen Mary / University Of LondonBus stop235m

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 4LS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.7dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for E1 4LS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 26 Ernest Street is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in E1 4LS. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 26 Ernest Street. 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 26 Ernest Street was lodged in January 2023 at band D and is valid until January 2033. 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 26 Ernest Street. 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 111 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from E1 4LS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 26 Ernest Street is in council tax band D. 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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