Matilda House, Flat 52, St Katharines Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LG

Matilda House is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1LG). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 76 m² this is the 31st smallest of 37 units on EPC record in Matilda House, where floor areas span 46–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 sits 281.4% above the 2000 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 50.5% below the postcode norm. At 76 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 36 EPCs).