5 Temple Dwellings, Temple Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 6QG
About 5 Temple Dwellings
5 Temple Dwellings is an end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 6QG). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (May 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–51 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (20 versus a best of 77).
At 34 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 47 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Temple Dwellings sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Temple Dwellings 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
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Sales history & valuation
5 Temple Dwellings has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in E2 6QG: £7,500,000 (2022–2022).
Everything we know about 5 Temple Dwellings, 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
Versus other Temple Dwellings homes
EPC Rating for 5 Temple Dwellings lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
20 (G)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Pritchards Road Bethnal Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Oaklands School. 117 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB