21a, Florence Road, Newham, London, E13 0DW
About 21a
21a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newham, London, London (E13 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
21a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Demolition of garage/workshop, erection of single storey rear/side extension, loft conversion and erection of rear dormer roof extension with roof lights to the front.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00713/HH
- Dec 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear terrace on first floor, relocation and replacement of front door to give access to the site from Rudolph Road, addition of 2x new windows to Rudolph Road facade, addition of 3x sun tunnels, replacement of all existing dilapidated windows and replacement of external render.
- Agent
- Urbanist Architecture
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02238/HH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 21a
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
21a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2009.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 12 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2021Most recent
£400,000
+118.6%over 11 years29 September 2009
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E13 0DW: £389,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in E13 0DW
28 Florence Road, Newham, London, E13 0DW
Sold Sept 2024
£400,00022 Florence Road, Newham, London, E13 0DW
Sold Jul 2022
£425,00027 Florence Road, Newham, London, E13 0DW
Sold Feb 2022
£375,00023 Florence Road, Newham, London, E13 0DW
Sold Jul 2021
£389,00025 Florence Road, Newham, London, E13 0DW
Sold Feb 2021
£216,000
Everything we know about 21a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Florence Road homes
On epc rating, 21a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,494
Street avg £4,061
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Florence Road (E13) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Curwen Primary School. 91 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB