Hermitage Court, Flat 11, Knighten Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PW

Hermitage Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1PW). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2011) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 75 m² this is the 30th smallest of 82 units on EPC record in Hermitage Court, where floor areas span 38–160 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.

Held since December 2000 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £571,000 sits 137.9% above the 2000 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).