2a, Garner Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 9AQ
About 2a
2a is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tower Hamlets, London, London (E2 9AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 74).
Held since December 1997 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,888,000 sits 2802.3% above the 1997 sale of £65,052. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 89.4% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2a has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2021RenovationFullIn report
Retrospective planning permission for a roof garden, revised access door and fixed glazed window, new handrails, omission of door in glazed window and omission of glazing in wall and removal of roof light.
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/21/00146/NC
- Jun 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a roof extension and creation of a roof garden at third floor level.
- Agent
- Modern Architect
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/19/00458/NC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2a was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,888,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,052
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 1997Most recent
£65,052
Median price across the last 5 sales in E2 9AQ: £275,000 (2014–2005).
Nearby sales in E2 9AQ
9 The Terraces, Garner Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 9AQ
Sold Dec 2014
£615,0005 The Terraces, Garner Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 9AQ
Sold Jun 2012
£275,0008 The Terraces, Garner Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 9AQ
Sold Jun 2009
£360,0001 The Terraces, Garner Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 9AQ
Sold Dec 2005
£250,0004 The Terraces, Garner Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E2 9AQ
Sold Jan 2002
£140,000
Everything we know about 2a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

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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
0.1 km
Warner Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park. 117 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.8dB