17 Portland Square, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2QR
About 17 Portland Square
17 Portland Square is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2QR). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,210/sq ft) was about 377.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 22 EPCs). Sold February 2021 for £1,250,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Portland Square has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Application for certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed rear extension at first floor with a new flat roof light.
- Agent
- E1WF Architecture
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/18/00500/NC
- Dec 2017OutlineIn report
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of proposed rear dormer extension, front rooflights and garden folding-silding door to an existing residence
- Agent
- E1WF Architecture
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/17/02928/NC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Portland Square
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 3 years.
£1,250,000
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2021Most recent
£1,250,000
+52.4%over 3 years24 August 2017
£820,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 2QR: £1,148,418 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in E1W 2QR
31 Portland Square, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2QR
Sold Jun 2025
£672,50023 Portland Square, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2QR
Sold Dec 2023
£1,148,41836 Portland Square, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2QR
Sold Sept 2022
£576,00028 Portland Square, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2QR
Sold Jan 2022
£1,200,00027 Portland Square, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2QR
Sold Oct 2021
£1,282,500
Everything we know about 17 Portland Square, 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 Portland Square homes
On price per m², 17 Portland Square stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£13,021
Street avg £6,075
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Wapping Health Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hermitage Primary School. 104 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
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB