Matilda House, Flat 28, St Katharines Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LQ
About Matilda House
Matilda House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 58 m² this is the 14th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in Matilda House, where floor areas span 43–84 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 (44 versus a best of 79). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£769/sq ft) was about 107.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £480,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Matilda House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Matilda House has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 11 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
7 July 2022Most recent
£480,000
+12.9%over 8 years1 May 2014
£425,000
+76.2%over 3 years18 February 2011
£241,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1LQ: £455,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in E1W 1LQ
Matilda House, Flat 44, St Katharines Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LQ
Sold Feb 2025
£455,000Matilda House, Flat 2, St Katharines Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LQ
Sold Oct 2022
£565,000Matilda House, Flat 39, St Katharines Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LQ
Sold May 2021
£425,000Matilda House, Flat 14, St Katharines Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LQ
Sold Jan 2021
£420,000Matilda House, Flat 30, St Katharines Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LQ
Sold Dec 2018
£460,000
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Versus other St Katharines Way homes
EPC Rating for Matilda House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,276
Street avg £6,126
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
0.2 km
Stockholm Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hermitage Primary School. 108 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
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB