Halcyon Wharf, Flat 15, 5 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LH
About Halcyon Wharf
Halcyon Wharf is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 37 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. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£796/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Halcyon Wharf sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Halcyon Wharf has 5 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2012ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
Extension of the existing buildings to create fourth-storey floor involving erection of a balustrade roof terrace with translucent stair enclosures, and an additional bedroom and bathroom each on the new fourth floor for nos. 14, 15 and 16 houses.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/12/02867/NC
- Dec 2012ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
Extension of the existing buildings to create fourth-storey floor involving erection of a balustrade roof terrace with translucent stair enclosures, and an additional bedroom and bathroom each on the new fourth floor for nos. 14, 15 and 16 houses.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/12/02867
What's in Halcyon Wharf, Flat 15, 5 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LH's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Halcyon Wharf has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£1,344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 12 years.
£1,267,500
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
4 June 2014Most recent
£1,267,500
+262.1%over 11 years14 July 2002
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1LH: £695,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in E1W 1LH
Halcyon Wharf, Flat 20, 5 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LH
Sold Jul 2025
£653,750Halcyon Wharf, Flat 1, 5 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LH
Sold Mar 2021
£540,000Halcyon Wharf, Flat 28, 5 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LH
Sold Jun 2020
£699,000Halcyon Wharf, Flat 30, 5 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LH
Sold Oct 2019
£695,000Halcyon Wharf, Flat 38, 5 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LH
Sold May 2019
£737,500
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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
Stockholm Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hermitage Primary School. 105 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
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB