Hermitage Court, Flat 20, Knighten Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 1PW

Hermitage Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 1PW). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 2nd 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 across 82 units on file.

Held since July 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 175% above the 2000 sale of £144,000. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 81 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.