7 Lime Close, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2QP

7 Lime Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2QP). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 500 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 46 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 46 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 37.8% above the 2009 sale price.