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Capital Wharf, Flat 4, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY

Swimming pool3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 80
Council tax
Band F
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 detached house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1LY). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a balcony. At 85 m² this is the 14th 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. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in February 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £758,000 sits 54.7% above the 2008 sale of £490,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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

Outside

  • ParkingUnderground
  • BalconyYes
  • Swimming poolYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Capital Wharf's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C80
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2025from May 2014
Heating Controls
FullThermostat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Capital Wharf, Flat 4, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Capital Wharf has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£758,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 9 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2008)

£490,000

Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 February 2008Most recent

    £490,000

    +71.9%over 4 years
  2. 15 January 2004

    £285,000

    +72.7%over 5 years
  3. 27 August 1998

    £165,000

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.

Capital Wharf outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,765

Street avg £7,947

Below

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for E1W 1LY

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Capital Wharf, Flat 4, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.