81 Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
About 81 Columbia Road
81 Columbia Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,261,000 is 18.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,010/sq ft) was about 65.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £1,065,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
81 Columbia Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 81 Columbia Road
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.
£1,261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 6 years.
£1,065,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2021Most recent
£1,065,000
+24.6%over 6 years6 August 2015
£855,000
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
£620,000162b, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
Sold Nov 2022
£815,000160a, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
Sold Nov 2021
£800,000110 112, Flat, Columbia Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7RG
Sold Aug 2021
£2,185,000
Everything we know about 81 Columbia Road, 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
81 Columbia Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£10,867
Street avg £10,112
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 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.
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
47.7dB