2 New Tower Buildings, Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2PD

2 New Tower Buildings is a semi-detached house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2PD). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (46 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).