2 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU
About 2 Cape Yard
2 Cape Yard is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2JU). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. At 69 m² this is the 15th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £625,000 in January 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£842/sq ft) was about 134.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 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
Price for 2 Cape Yard has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£644,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 23 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2021Most recent
£625,000
+5.0%over 5 years21 December 2015
£595,000
+49.7%over 4 years3 July 2011
£397,500
+18.0%over 4 years5 October 2006
£337,000
+136.5%over 8 years29 October 1997
£142,500
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
£510,00012 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU
Sold Feb 2021
£565,0003 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 2 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 2 Cape Yard runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,058
Street avg £6,132
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 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