1 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN
About 1 Pier Head
1 Pier Head is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1623 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 151 m² this is the 13th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–343 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Pier Head's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Pier Head has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - T9 - London plane Trees - pollard
- Agent
- Andrew Day Consultancy
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/22/02489/NC
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Associated works to x1 Lime Tree reduce back by 3 meters and x 6 London Plane Trees pruned back to previous pollard points approx 3 meters.
- Agent
- JM2 Group
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/23/00804/NC
What's in 1 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Pier Head has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1PN: £2,250,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in E1W 1PN
Flat 8, 1 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN
Sold Mar 2021
£2,948,50011 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN
Sold May 2019
£1,850,0005 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN
Sold Dec 2017
£7,150,00012 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN
Sold Aug 2017
£1,835,00010 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN
Sold Dec 2013
£2,250,000
Everything we know about 1 Pier Head, in one report
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Versus other Pier Head homes
1 Pier Head is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Wapping Pier — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hermitage Primary School. 102 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
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB