Swan Court, Flat 3, Star Place, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AF

Swan Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. At 59 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Swan Court (59–175 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (56 versus a best of 82). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 1998 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 sits 161.3% above the 1998 sale of £230,000.