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Capital Wharf, Flat 79, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY

EPC B5 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 06
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Private Rental
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 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

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

Outside

  • ParkingYes
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)
Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2022from Apr 2009
EPC improved fromC78toB83
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
10%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Capital Wharf, Flat 79, 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 grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£914,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,225,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 August 2022Most recent

    £1,225,000

    +25.0%over 8 years
  2. 25 June 2014

    £980,000

    +79.8%over 11 years
  3. 30 October 2002

    £545,000

    +36.3%over 3 years
  4. 2 June 1999

    £400,000

    +17.0%
  5. 8 January 1999

    £342,000

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 price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£14,759

Street avg £7,809

Strongly above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 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 79, 50 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1LY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.