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Capital Wharf, Flat 5, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 80
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 one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1LY). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. At 75 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Capital Wharf (75–221 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 66 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in January 1999. 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 £622,000 sits 170.4% above the 1999 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 36.2% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 65 EPCs).

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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

  • Bedrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingYes
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • ConciergeYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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.

EPC Rating

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Capital Wharf, Flat 5, 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.
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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 floor area, Capital Wharf runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,067

Street avg £7,989

Strongly below

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

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 5, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.