21 Elwin Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7BU
About 21 Elwin Street
21 Elwin Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in July 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £897,000 sits 564.4% above the 1997 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 54.8% 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
21 Elwin Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 21 Elwin Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
21 Elwin Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£897,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 July 1997Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 7BU: £1,100,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in E2 7BU
14 Elwin Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7BU
Sold Nov 2024
£1,440,00020 Elwin Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7BU
Sold Oct 2024
£705,00023 Elwin Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7BU
Sold Oct 2024
£1,305,0004 Elwin Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7BU
Sold Jun 2021
£1,050,0003 Elwin Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7BU
Sold May 2021
£1,100,000
Everything we know about 21 Elwin 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

Versus other Elwin Street homes
Price per m² for 21 Elwin Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,607
Street avg £8,104
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.2 km
Queensbridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Columbia Primary School. 107 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
57.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB