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42 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RA

TerracedFreehold89 m² · EPC
Last sale£300,000Nov 2023 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Newham terrace prices£288,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 3 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC DFeb 2023
1MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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1 thing to check

1Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 3 — check defences and insurance

Flood Zone 3 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.

Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.

Environment Agency · Oct 2026

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area · EPC D

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Newham terrace prices

£288,000

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This home’s sale history

May 1999 £69,000Dec 2004 £150,000Mar 2008 £200,000Nov 2023 £300,000May 1999Nov 2023£300,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Nov 2023£300,000TerracedFreeholdA
Mar 2008£200,000TerracedFreeholdA
Dec 2004£150,000TerracedFreeholdA
May 1999£69,000TerracedFreeholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
32 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAApr 2026£275,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
34 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAJun 2025£135,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
42 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RANov 2023£300,000TerracedFreehold
9 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RADec 2021£335,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
43 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAOct 2019£365,000TerracedFreehold
14 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAJan 2018£315,000TerracedLeasehold
40 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAFeb 2017£425,000TerracedFreehold
41 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAOct 2015£270,000TerracedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
19 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAJun 2015£160,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
14 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAJun 2010£153,000TerracedLeasehold
42 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAMar 2008£200,000TerracedFreehold
32 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAOct 2006£175,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
42 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RADec 2004£150,000TerracedFreehold
32 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RANov 2004£136,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
14 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAJun 2002£44,500TerracedLeasehold
42 Hands Walk, London, E16 3RAMay 1999£69,000TerracedFreehold
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The land

Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 3 — check defences and insurance

Flood Zone 3 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.

Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.

Environment Agency · Oct 2026

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC D

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Feb 2023

Floor area
89 m²
Potential EPC band
B
Age band
England and Wales: 1967-1975
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, filled cavity
Roof (certificate wording)
Flat, limited insulation (assumed)
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Feb 2023

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 15.9%

Full fibre in the local authority: 83%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 2 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 539

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

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Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

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    Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

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    Sources and licences

    Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

    Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

    © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

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