Housing in E10 6LY
What the homes in E10 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Leyton North
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,721 (2024)
E10 6LYLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (35.4%). Flats make up 72%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46% of households in the E10 6LY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 12.4% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned46%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented43.8%20.5%
- Social rented9.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 20.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.9%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Waltham Forest
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Waltham Forest (August 2026, +1.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E10 6LY (Leyton North) (about 1,721 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.