What kind of home is Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY?

Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY sell for?

Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY last sold for £1,200,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £269,000 in October 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY changed over time?

Across 4 sales between October 1998 and August 2024, Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY rose from £269,000 to £1,200,000, a change of £931,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY have?

The current EPC rating for Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. It has dropped from a B recorded in March 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY?

Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY use?

The latest EPC at Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY?

Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY in?

Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY sits in Tower Hamlets, London, London. It falls within the E1W postcode district in Greater London Authority.

How safe is the area around Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY?

Police records around Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (110% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY?

The closest primary school to Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY is Hermitage Primary School (215m), one of 81 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Michael's Catholic College (508m), with 23 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY?

The closest bus stop to Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, E1W 1LY is Sampson Street, 28m away. The nearest ferry option is Wapping Pier, 101m away.

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Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY

Notable views4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Capital Wharf

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Capital Wharf is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1LY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). At 98 m² this is the 56th smallest of 66 units on EPC record in Capital Wharf, where floor areas span 75–221 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 66 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views.

Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £986,000 is 17.8% below the 2024 sale of £1,200,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,138/sq ft) was about 155% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £1,200,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
ParkingUnderground
Notable viewsYes

Building

ConciergeYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2020

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Capital Wharf has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Capital Wharf has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£986,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£1,200,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

19 August 2024Most recent
£1,200,000
+10.1%over 8 years
23 June 2016
£1,090,000
+251.6%over 17 years
10 June 1999
£310,000
+15.2%over 7 months
27 October 1998
£269,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1LY: £1,200,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Wapping High Street homes

Four headline reads against 65 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Capital Wharf runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£12,245

Street avg £7,847

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 98 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Sampson Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Hermitage Primary School. 104 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E1W 1LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for E1W 1LY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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