Ivory House, Flat 17, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
About Ivory House
Ivory House is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 300 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Ivory House (41–300 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 36 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
It hasn't traded since March 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £3,947,000 sits 161.4% above the 2006 sale of £1,510,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 34.1% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- ParkingUnderground
- BalconyYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- LiftYes
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
Ivory House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
Minor internal remodelling and refurbishment of the existing flat.
- Agent
- Twist In Architecture
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/21/02402/NC
What's in Ivory House, Flat 17, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Ivory House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£3,947,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,510,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2006Most recent
£1,510,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1AT: £890,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in E1W 1AT
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Sold Nov 2024
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Sold Nov 2022
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Sold Aug 2022
£950,00032 Ivory House, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
Sold Jul 2022
£890,000
Everything we know about Ivory House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other East Smithfield homes
On price per m², Ivory House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,033
Street avg £10,362
Floor Area
300 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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