53 East Smithfield, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1AW

53 East Smithfield is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–59 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 (54 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

At 46 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 6 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. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 16.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£606/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £300,000.