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Housing in E15 1UL

What the homes in E15 1UL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Carpenters Estate & Stratford New Town
Council
Newham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,699 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.2%). Flats make up 44.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E15 1ULEngland
Detached7.1%22.9%
Semi-detached10.8%31.5%
Terraced37.2%23%
Purpose-built flat29.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.8% of households in the E15 1UL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 12.5% own outright and 15.4% with a mortgage.

E15 1UL
28%
37%
34%
England
  • Owned27.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented37.2%20.5%
  • Social rented34.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E15 1ULEngland
Owned outright12.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council29.6%8.3%
From a housing association4.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E15 1ULEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (19.9%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

E15 1ULEngland
Living alone, under 6619.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children10.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Newham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Newham (August 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

NewhamEngland
All homes£1,928£1,459
One bedroom£1,630£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,993£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,212£1,489
Four or more£2,672£2,161
Detached£2,179£1,640
Semi-detached£2,331£1,449
Terraced£2,068£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,836£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E15 1UL (Carpenters Estate & Stratford New Town) (about 1,699 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.

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