12 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU
About 12 Cape Yard
12 Cape Yard is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2JU). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 52 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £642,000 is 13.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,009/sq ft) was about 179.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £565,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
12 Cape Yard sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Cape Yard has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Cape Yard has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£565,000
+25.6%over 7 years16 December 2013
£450,000
+171.1%over 14 years29 July 1999
£166,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 2JU: £575,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in E1W 2JU
20 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU
Sold Jul 2024
£575,00016 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU
Sold Aug 2023
£510,0002 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU
Sold Jan 2021
£625,0003 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU
Sold Oct 2020
£575,0009 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU
Sold Nov 2017
£625,000
Everything we know about 12 Cape Yard, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cape Yard homes
EPC Rating for 12 Cape Yard lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£10,865
Street avg £6,050
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
0.2 km
Nesham Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hermitage Primary School. 105 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
55.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB