21 Torrington Place, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UY
About 21 Torrington Place
21 Torrington Place is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2UY). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since March 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £779,000 sits 525.7% above the 1995 sale of £124,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 62.8% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2006Tree WorksTreesIn report
Tree works consisting of reduction in height by 2m, shape top and reduce back from car park to Lawsons Cypress (Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana).
- Agent
- Treecare
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/06/00438
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
21 Torrington Place's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£779,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£124,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 1995Most recent
£124,500
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 21 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
Price per m² for 21 Torrington Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,431
Street avg £6,555
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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.
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