Ivory House, Flat 25, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
About Ivory House
Ivory House is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). At 217 m² this is the 35th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in Ivory House, where floor areas span 41–300 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,520,000 is 25.9% below the 2022 sale of £3,400,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,456/sq ft) was about 108% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 35 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. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £3,400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
- LiftYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
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
External or internal wall insulation added
Ventilation system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2010RenovationHeritageIn report
Internal alterations to bathroom, staircase and joinery.
- Agent
- Appleton Weiner
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/10/00476/NC
- May 2010RenovationHeritageIn report
Internal alterations to bathroom, staircase and joinery.
- Agent
- Appleton Weiner
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/10/00476
What's in Ivory House, Flat 25, 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£2,520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 16 years.
£3,400,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2022Most recent
£3,400,000
+88.9%over 16 years1 August 2006
£1,800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1AT: £890,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in E1W 1AT
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£870,000Ivory House, Flat 30, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
Sold Aug 2022
£950,00032 Ivory House, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
Sold Jul 2022
£890,000Ivory House, Flat 16, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT
Sold Sept 2021
£4,600,000
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.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other East Smithfield homes
CO₂ Emissions for Ivory House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£15,668
Street avg £10,040
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 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