46 And 48, Ashfield Street

46 and 48 Ashfield Street are a pair of terraced houses built in the mid-1820s. They are constructed from stock brick and feature slate mansard roofs, stone steps, cills, and copings. Each house is two windows wide and consists of two storeys, a basement, and attics. The exterior includes arched doorcases on the right with six-panel doors beneath decorative fanlights. To the left, there are 6/6-pane sash windows with gauged arches over recessed basement lights. The first floor has similar windows, and the upper part of the front wall of No 46 has been rebuilt. The mansard storey is likely a later 19th-century addition.

Historically, this section of Ashfield Street was originally known as Rutland Street, and these houses were part of the development of land belonging to the London Hospital. An Act of 1802 facilitated the construction of the Commercial Road, which opened up Mile End Old Town for development. Horwood's map from 1819 shows the area as undeveloped, while Crutchley's map from 1829 shows the houses. These fourth-rate houses are considered the best surviving examples along this part of the street.