239 Wilmot Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0BY
About 239 Wilmot Street
239 Wilmot Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 35 m² this is the 10th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).
It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 581.6% above the 1997 sale of £49,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 63.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
239 Wilmot Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
239 Wilmot Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
239 Wilmot Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£49,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 September 1997Most recent
£49,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 0BY: £540,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in E2 0BY
236 Wilmot Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0BY
Sold Jul 2025
£540,000232 Wilmot Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0BY
Sold Mar 2025
£330,000242 Wilmot Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0BY
Sold Sept 2024
£589,190247 Wilmot Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0BY
Sold May 2024
£650,000228 Wilmot Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0BY
Sold Jun 2021
£510,000
Everything we know about 239 Wilmot Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Wilmot Street homes
239 Wilmot Street outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,400
Street avg £18,080
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
11/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wilmot Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hague Primary School. 111 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
57.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB