2 Ainsley Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0DL
About 2 Ainsley Street
2 Ainsley Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 70 m² this is the 7th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 21 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
Last sale on file: £595,000 in March 2022. Across the public record there are 4 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. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£790/sq ft) was about 182.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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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
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2024OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed detached outbuilding and associated works, including formation of a lowered patio.
- Agent
- Resi
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/23/01773/NC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Ainsley Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Ainsley Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 25 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2022Most recent
£595,000
+6.3%over 1 year16 April 2020
£560,000
+111.3%over 14 years14 August 2005
£265,000
+307.7%over 8 years6 May 1997
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 0DL: £437,500 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in E2 0DL
21 Ainsley Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0DL
Sold Dec 2024
£722,50010 Ainsley Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0DL
Sold Dec 2024
£650,00024 Ainsley Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0DL
Sold Jun 2024
£437,50012 Ainsley Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0DL
Sold May 2024
£95025 Ainsley Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0DL
Sold May 2023
£425,000
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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 Ainsley Street homes
Price per m² for 2 Ainsley Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,500
Street avg £5,531
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.2 km
Hague Primary School. 108 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB