4 Elwin Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7BU
About 4 Elwin Street
4 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. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,188,000 is 13.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,161/sq ft) was about 255.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,050,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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 gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition and rebuild of existing rear single-storey lean-to (currently used as W.C) with an additional 1.5sq.m rear extension, replacement of entrance door for like for like and 1x internal chimney breast removal on the ground floor and first floor.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/21/01767/NC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,188,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,050,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 June 2021Most recent
£1,050,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 7BU: £1,100,000 (2024–2020).
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
£1,305,0003 Elwin Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7BU
Sold May 2021
£1,100,0009 Elwin Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7BU
Sold Nov 2020
£835,000
Everything we know about 4 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
4 Elwin Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£12,500
Street avg £7,378
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 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.
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
57.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB