Capital Wharf, Flat 79, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY
About Capital Wharf
Capital Wharf is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1LY). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. At 83 m² this is the 10th 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, with this unit at the top.
Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £914,000 is 25.4% below the 2022 sale of £1,225,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,371/sq ft) was about 211.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £1,225,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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
Outside
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
Capital Wharf's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Capital Wharf has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£914,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 24 years.
£1,225,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£1,225,000
+25.0%over 8 years25 June 2014
£980,000
+79.8%over 11 years30 October 2002
£545,000
+36.3%over 3 years2 June 1999
£400,000
+17.0%8 January 1999
£342,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1LY: £1,200,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in E1W 1LY
Capital Wharf, Flat 57, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY
Sold Nov 2025
£91,973Capital Wharf, Flat 65, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY
Sold Mar 2025
£965,000Capital Wharf, Flat 55, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY
Sold Nov 2024
£1,200,000Capital Wharf, Flat 33, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY
Sold Aug 2024
£1,200,000Capital Wharf, Flat 45, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY
Sold Aug 2022
£1,600,000
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Versus other Wapping High Street homes
Capital Wharf outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£14,759
Street avg £7,809
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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
0.0 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB