162b, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
About 162b
162b is a one-bedroom detached house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 is 18.5% below the 2022 sale of £815,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,402/sq ft) was about 130.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 29 EPCs). Sold November 2022 for £815,000. 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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
162b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
162b has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 25 years.
£815,000
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2022Most recent
£815,000
+9.4%over 8 years7 August 2014
£745,000
+88.4%over 6 years25 October 2007
£395,500
+741.5%over 10 years28 September 1997
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 7RG: £800,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in E2 7RG
130a, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
Sold Oct 2023
£776,90095a, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
Sold Jul 2023
£620,000160a, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
Sold Nov 2021
£800,00081 Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
Sold Sept 2021
£1,065,000110 112, Flat, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
Sold Aug 2021
£2,185,000
Everything we know about 162b, 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 Columbia Road homes
On price per m², 162b stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£15,093
Street avg £9,643
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
47.7dB