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162b, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 162b

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2023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

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 162b, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

162b has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

12applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

162b has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£664,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£815,000

Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 November 2022Most recent

    £815,000

    +9.4%over 8 years
  2. 7 August 2014

    £745,000

    +88.4%over 6 years
  3. 25 October 2007

    £395,500

    +741.5%over 10 years
  4. 28 September 1997

    £47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 7RG: £800,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Columbia Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 162b stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£15,093

Street avg £9,643

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E2 7RG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E2 7RG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.5dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for E2 7RG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 162b, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.