6 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN
About 6 Pier Head
6 Pier Head is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 343 m² (around 3692 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. At 343 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £3,780,000 sits 438.5% above the 1999 sale of £702,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 63.9% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms5
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
6 Pier Head's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Pier Head has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
6 Pier Head's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£3,780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 1 year.
£702,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
1 September 1999Most recent
£702,000
+2.5%over 1 year28 June 1998
£685,000
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
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Versus other Pier Head homes
Price per m² for 6 Pier Head lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,047
Street avg £7,696
Floor Area
343 m²
Street avg 196 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 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
0.1 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