What kind of home is 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST?

42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST last change hands?

42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST last sold for £590,835 in June 2025. Land Registry has 7 sales on record going back to £76,000 in October 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST appreciated in value?

Across 7 sales between October 1998 and June 2025, 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST rose from £76,000 to £590,835, a change of £514,835. That works out to roughly +8% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST?

The current EPC rating for 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in May 2024. It has dropped from a C recorded in July 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST?

42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (603 sq ft), around 56 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in E2 7ST. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST use?

The latest EPC at 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST?

42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST is in council tax band C.

Which area is 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST in?

42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST sits in Tower Hamlets, London, London. It falls within the E2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST?

Police records around 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST show an average of 11 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST?

The closest primary school to 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST is Elizabeth Selby Infants' School (318m), one of 86 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oaklands School (244m), with 27 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST?

The closest bus stop to 42 Lion Mills, E2 7ST is Pritchards Road Bethnal Green, 91m away. The nearest rail option is Cambridge Heath (London) Rail Station, 411m away.

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42 Lion Mills, Hackney Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7ST

7 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 00

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

56 m²

603 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42 Lion Mills

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

42 Lion Mills is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 7ST). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 56 m² this is the 28th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–148 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 44 units on file.

A recent sale: £590,835 in June 2025. At 56 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 43 EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£980/sq ft) was about 129.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2024

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Lion Mills, Hackney Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 7ST, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Lion Mills 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.

Price for 42 Lion Mills has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£595,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£590,835

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

16 June 2025Most recent
£590,835
+25.7%over 7 years
29 January 2018
£470,000
+88.0%over 7 years
26 August 2010
£250,000
+66.7%over 8 years
12 November 2001
£150,000
+4.2%
27 August 2001
£144,000
+37.1%over 2 years
24 March 1999
£105,000
+38.2%
30 October 1998
£76,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 7ST: £715,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in E2 7ST

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On the street

Versus other Lion Mills homes

Four headline reads against 41 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 42 Lion Mills runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£10,551

Street avg £8,170

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Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

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Area

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Full London report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

11/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Pritchards Road Bethnal Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Oaklands School. 113 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.3dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for E2 7ST

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.4dB

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