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.
Flat 16, Oswell House Farthing Fields, London, E1W 3RU
Last sale£300,000Aug 2017 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Tower Hamlets flat prices£271,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 3 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC CMay 2017
MapN ↑238 m ↔
Before you offer
2 things to check
2Leasehold: Lease documents needed
The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.
Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area · EPC C
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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If it moved with Tower Hamlets flat prices
£271,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2017 | £300,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | Category B: additional transaction |
| May 2008 | £195,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
| Sep 2007 | £195,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £385,000 · 3 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 2, Oswell House Farthing Fields, London, E1W 3RU | May 2025 | £360,000 | Other property | Leasehold |
| Flat 42, Oswell House Farthing Fields, London, E1W 3RU | Apr 2025 | £385,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 24, Oswell House Farthing Fields, London, E1W 3RU | Oct 2024 | £394,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 32, Oswell House Farthing Fields, London, E1W 3RU | May 2024 | £350,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 12 Farthing Fields, London, E1W 3QG | Oct 2020 | £450,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 24, Oswell House Farthing Fields, London, E1W 3RU | Sep 2020 | £410,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 3 Farthing Fields, London, E1W 3QG | Apr 2020 | £380,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 14 Farthing Fields, London, E1W 3QG | Jun 2019 | £499,995 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
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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.
＋ 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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EPC C
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 69 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, filled cavity
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (another dwelling above)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 81.7%
Schools nearby
- St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · 143 m · Standards maintained
- Blue Gate Fields Junior SchoolPrimary · 536 m · Good
- Blue Gate Fields Infants' SchoolPrimary · 536 m · Standards maintained
- Hermitage Primary SchoolPrimary · 587 m · Requires improvement
- Mulberry Academy London DockSecondary · 697 m
- Jamiatul Ummah School733 m
- St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 735 m · Good
- Albion Primary SchoolPrimary · 794 m · Good
- Bigland Green Primary SchoolPrimary · 800 m · School remains Outstanding
- St Mary and St Michael Primary SchoolPrimary · 898 m · School remains Good
- Riverside Primary SchoolPrimary · 898 m · Good
- Mulberry School for GirlsSecondary · 912 m · Outstanding
- Bishop Challoner Catholic SchoolSecondary · 912 m · Good
- Buttercup Primary School961 m
- St Michael's Catholic CollegeSecondary · 1001 m · Not judged
- Wapping High SchoolSecondary · 1016 m · Good
- Daffodil Preparatory School1022 m
- Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · 1028 m · Good
- Harry Gosling Primary SchoolPrimary · 1036 m · School remains Good
- The Charter School BermondseySecondary · 1110 m · School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1111 m · Good
- London Enterprise AcademySecondary · 1115 m · Not judged
- London Islamic School1116 m
- Madani Secondary Girls' School1124 m
- Bacon's CollegeSecondary · 1127 m · Good
- Marion Richardson Primary SchoolPrimary · 1163 m · Outstanding
- St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1171 m · School remains Good
- Alfred Salter Primary SchoolPrimary · 1202 m · School remains Good
- Kobi Nazrul Primary SchoolPrimary · 1214 m · Improved significantly
- English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1247 m · School remains Good
- Date Palm Primary1266 m
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1278 m · Not judged
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1292 m · Outstanding
- Southwark Park Primary SchoolPrimary · 1334 m · Good
- Al-Mizan School1380 m
- London East Academy1380 m
- Tower Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · 1454 m · Not judged
- Stepney Park Primary SchoolPrimary · 1467 m · Good
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary SchoolSecondary · 1470 m · School remains Outstanding
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 4 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 201
E1W 3RU →Before you offer
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Next steps
Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.
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Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer
Ask the surveyor
Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Flood planning zone: Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
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