Gainford House, Flat 9, Ellsworth Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0AS

Gainford House is a three-bedroom detached house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 737 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 68 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Gainford House, where floor areas span 57–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file.

Held since January 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 86.2% above the 2010 sale of £225,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).