1 Torrington Place, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UY
About 1 Torrington Place
1 Torrington Place is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2UY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Last sale on file: £695,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£873/sq ft) was about 139.1% 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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Torrington Place has 6 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2018PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Replacement of part width open porch with full width single storey extension to front elevation of no.1 and no. 2 Torrington Place.
- Agent
- Gundry and Ducker Architecture
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/18/01056/NC
- May 2010RenovationFullIn report
Insertion of new window into ground floor front facade.
- Agent
- Gundry Ducker Architecture
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/10/00429/NC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Torrington Place has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£757,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 25 years.
£695,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£695,000
+162.3%over 16 years7 April 2005
£265,000
+29.3%over 2 years12 May 2002
£205,000
+86.4%over 3 years25 June 1998
£110,000
+54.9%over 7 months14 November 1997
£71,000
-15.5%over 12 months27 November 1996
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E1W 2UY: £770,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in E1W 2UY
4 Torrington Place, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UY
Sold Mar 2025
£770,00028 Torrington Place, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UY
Sold Nov 2023
£879,00029 Torrington Place, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UY
Sold Jun 2023
£855,0006 Torrington Place, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UY
Sold Mar 2022
£559,00024 Torrington Place, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UY
Sold Sept 2021
£357,000
Everything we know about 1 Torrington Place, 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 Torrington Place homes
On price per m², 1 Torrington Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,392
Street avg £6,087
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB