Ivory House, Flat 5, 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 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). At 191 m² this is the 32nd 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 across 36 units on file.
It hasn't traded since November 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £2,315,000 is 27.2% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£885/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 8 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2017RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of single glazed casement windows on the north and south facades and casement windows as well as french door on the east facade, with new double glazed timber framed units and sills.
- Agent
- NextPhase Development Ltd
New Windows- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/17/01705/R
- Aug 2017RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of single glazed casement windows on the north and south facades and casement windows as well as french door on the east facade, with new double glazed timber framed units and cills.
- Agent
- NextPhase Development Ltd
New Windows- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/17/01704/R
What's in Ivory House, Flat 5, East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AT's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Ivory House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£2,315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,820,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 2006Most recent
£1,820,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1AT: £890,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in E1W 1AT
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Sold 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
£950,00032 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 habitable rooms, Ivory House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,529
Street avg £10,226
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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