3 Douthwaite Square, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2UZ

3 Douthwaite Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E1W 2UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 59 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 60). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in November 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 59 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 is 45.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£543/sq ft) was about 24.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.