Development guide · E1 · Zone 1
Gatsby Apartments
From the data first.
Fifty-six flats in four low-rise cores off Whitechapel High Street, 110 metres from Aldgate East.
The evidence · live data
What lets here, and at what
The letting mechanic that catches people out here is parking: the homes are secured car-free and permit-free through the planning agreement, so a tenant cannot apply for an on-street permit at all. Say it in the advert. Heat is the second one — a site-wide network from a basement energy centre, metered per flat and billed by the managing agent separately from rent. On the upside the fundamentals are unusually good for the price: PTAL 6b, 110 metres to Aldgate East, and every one of the 56 flats rated EPC band B.
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What we can evidence about Gatsby Apartments
| Homes | 56 of the 63 homes permitted on the site carry the name Gatsby Apartments, across four cores: 68 Wentworth Street (E1 7BB) and 8, 12 and 18 Gunthorpe Street (E1 7BD, 7BE, 7BF)Tower Hamlets Development Committee officer report, PA/15/02156 · committee 16 December 2015; consent issued 16 May 2016 |
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| Developer | London Square. The applicant recorded by the council is "London Square and Toynbee Hall"Tower Hamlets Development Committee officer report, PA/15/02156 · committee 16 December 2015 |
| Parking | Car-free and permit-free, secured through the section 106 agreement. There is no resident or visitor parking; the only on-site spaces are seven basement blue-badge baysTower Hamlets planning register, s106 heads of terms · consent PA/15/02156 |
| Heating | Site-wide communal heat network from a basement energy centre, secured by planning condition 22. The EPC register confirms the as-built position: main heating and hot water both a community scheme. Metered per flat and billed separately from rentTower Hamlets committee report + GOV.UK EPC register · register queried 28 July 2026 |
| EPC | Every one of the 56 Gatsby Apartments certificates on the official register is rated band BEnergy Performance of Buildings Register (GOV.UK) · register queried 28 July 2026 |
| Transport | The council places the site 110 metres north of Aldgate East (District and Hammersmith & City, Zone 1). Public Transport Accessibility Level 6b, the top of the scaleTower Hamlets committee report + Transport for London · committee report 16 December 2015; TfL checked 28 July 2026 |
| Bike storage | 105 residential cycle parking spaces across four residential stores, of which two are short-stay visitor spacesTower Hamlets Development Committee officer report, PA/15/02156 · committee 16 December 2015 |
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To let now
E1, available now
Questions we get asked
Letting at Gatsby Apartments
Can a tenant at Gatsby Apartments get a parking permit?
No. The homes are secured as car-free and permit-free through the section 106 planning agreement, so a resident cannot apply for an on-street permit. The only on-site parking is seven basement blue-badge bays. Put it in the advert — it is the single most common surprise on a letting here.
How is heating charged at Gatsby Apartments?
Through a site-wide communal heat network fed from a basement energy centre, secured by planning condition 22 and confirmed as built on the EPC register. Heat is metered per flat and billed by the managing agent separately from rent, so the rent line is not the tenant’s whole monthly cost.
How far is Gatsby Apartments from a station?
The council’s own report places the site 110 metres north of Aldgate East Underground Station, which is served by the District and Hammersmith & City lines and sits in Zone 1. The site is rated PTAL 6b, the highest public transport accessibility band.
What EPC rating do Gatsby Apartments flats have?
All 56 certificates on the official register are rated band B — well clear of the band E minimum required to let, and a real advantage against the older stock it competes with around Whitechapel and Aldgate.