27 Portland Square, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2QR
About 27 Portland Square
27 Portland Square is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2QR). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 140 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 22 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£851/sq ft) was about 236% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,282,500 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
27 Portland Square's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
- Apr 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Application for certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed ground floor rear extension and garden levelling; lowering of two window cills to rear elevation on first floor and second floor; modification to front door; replacement of windows to match existing and new rooflights to main roof
- Agent
- Fallon Architects
New Windows- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/22/00317/NC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
27 Portland Square has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 25 years.
£1,282,500
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£1,282,500
+73.3%over 9 years15 April 2012
£740,000
+56.1%over 9 years18 July 2002
£474,000
+110.7%over 5 years18 August 1996
£225,000
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
£1,200,00010 Portland Square, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2QR
Sold Jun 2021
£1,400,000
Everything we know about 27 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, 27 Portland Square stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,161
Street avg £6,278
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 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.
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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