1 Spirit Quay, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UT
About 1 Spirit Quay
1 Spirit Quay is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2UT). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £1,185,000 in March 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£974/sq ft) was about 186.2% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A a single-storey extension application was refused at 1 Spirit Quay in 2023.
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed ground floor rear and side extension with x6 roof lights, alteration to window on side elevation, new x1 roof light to main roof and removal of shed and sunken area to garden
- Agent
- Fallon Architects
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/23/02209/NC
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed ground floor rear and side extension with x6 roof lights, alteration to window on side elevation, new x1 roof light to main roof and removal of shed and sunken area to garden
- Agent
- Fallon Architects
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/23/01415/NC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Spirit Quay was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,204,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 29 years.
£1,185,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£1,185,000
+7.7%over 4 years1 February 2021
£1,100,000
+58.3%over 9 years23 August 2011
£695,000
+329.0%over 14 years26 September 1996
£162,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 2UT: £929,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in E1W 2UT
67 Spirit Quay, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UT
Sold Apr 2025
£580,0003 Spirit Quay, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UT
Sold Sept 2024
£1,100,00030 Spirit Quay, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UT
Sold Oct 2022
£745,00052 Spirit Quay, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UT
Sold Mar 2022
£1,155,00041 Spirit Quay, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UT
Sold Aug 2021
£929,000
Everything we know about 1 Spirit Quay, 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 Spirit Quay homes
1 Spirit Quay is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£10,487
Street avg £6,362
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.1 km
Hermitage Wall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hermitage Primary School. 102 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
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB