32 Ivory House, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
About 32 Ivory House
32 Ivory House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. At 63 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (63–101 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 70). Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58).
At 63 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 35 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,312/sq ft) was about 86.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £890,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- LiftYes
- ConciergeYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
32 Ivory House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
External or internal wall insulation added
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
32 Ivory House has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£842,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 16 years.
£890,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£890,000
+89.4%over 16 years29 June 2006
£470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1AT: £950,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in E1W 1AT
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Nov 2024
£870,000Ivory House, Flat 25, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
Sold Nov 2022
£3,400,000Ivory House, Flat 30, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
Sold Aug 2022
£950,000Ivory House, Flat 16, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
Sold Sept 2021
£4,600,000
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Versus other East Smithfield homes
On epc rating, 32 Ivory House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£14,127
Street avg £10,087
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
St Katherine Dock — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Mulberry Academy London Dock. 107 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
57.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.6dB