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21 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU

Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
58 m²
626 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 21 Cape Yard

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

21 Cape Yard is a two-bedroom detached house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2JU). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. At 58 m² this is the 5th 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (65 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in February 2006. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 sits 94.1% above the 2006 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

21 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Cape Yard has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

21 Cape Yard has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£524,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£270,000

Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 February 2006Most recent

    £270,000

    +184.2%over 10 years
  2. 10 August 1995

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 2JU: £575,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Cape Yard homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Cape Yard is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,640

Street avg £6,333

Below

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.0 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

0.2 km

Nesham Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Hermitage Primary School. 105 schools nearby.

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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 2JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E1W 2JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for E1W 2JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

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 21 Cape Yard, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.