5 Ainsley Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 0DL

5 Ainsley Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. At 65 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (65–110 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 29). The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 96.2% above the 2005 sale of £235,000.