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Flat 2, 4 Heer Mews, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 8GJ

Listed building3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 02
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flat 2

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

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 8GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–62 m²). The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,131/sq ft) was about 56.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £645,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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)
Jul 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2022from May 2012
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 2, 4 Heer Mews, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 8GJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Sept 2017
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Retrospective application for secondary glazing

    Retrospective
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/17/01979/NC
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What's in Flat 2, 4 Heer Mews, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 8GJ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on Flat 2 was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£628,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£645,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 November 2022Most recent

    £645,000

    +15.2%over 4 years
  2. 9 February 2018

    £560,000

    +26.4%over 5 years
  3. 4 September 2012

    £443,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 8GJ: £450,000 (2025–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Heer Mews homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Flat 2 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£12,170

Street avg £6,993

Strongly above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Above
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

0.1 km

Warner Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park. 115 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 8GJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E2 8GJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for E2 8GJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.8dB

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

Common questions

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