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Flat 8, 1 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor 4th
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
171 m²
1839 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flat 8

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Flat 8 is a detached house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1839 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. At 171 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–223 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,059,000 is 30.2% below the 2021 sale of £2,948,500, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,603/sq ft) was about 294.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Sold March 2021 for £2,948,500. 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

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Flat 8'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 17 Jan 2021

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2011from Jul 2009
EPC improved fromC76toE46
Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting
90%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 8, 1 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2011
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Alteration to internal layout; Conversion of third bedroom to en suite bathroom, including blocking up of internal doorway. Conversion of existing en suite bathroom to dressing room, including opening up of internal door. (re-using existing door). Other works include; Refitting existing kitchen. Overhaul existing sash windows to include proprietary draught-proofing.

    Agent
    WCP (The Whitworth Co-Partnership
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/11/01392/NC
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2011
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Alteration to internal layout; Conversion of third bedroom to en suite bathroom, including blocking up of internal doorway. Conversion of existing en suite bathroom to dressing room, including opening up of internal door. (re-using existing door). Other works include; Refitting existing kitchen. Overhaul existing sash windows to include proprietary draught-proofing.

    Agent
    WCP (The Whitworth Co-Partnership
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/11/01392
    View planning record

What's in Flat 8, 1 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Flat 8 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.

Current estimate

£2,059,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£2,948,500

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 March 2021Most recent

    £2,948,500

    +160.9%over 16 years
  2. 21 January 2005

    £1,130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 1PN: £1,850,000 (2019–2012).

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On the street

Versus other Pier Head homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Flat 8 stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£17,258

Street avg £6,060

Strongly above

Floor Area

171 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.1 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E1W 1PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E1W 1PN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for E1W 1PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

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 Flat 8, 1 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.