Housing in E15 2AH
What the homes in E15 2AH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Leytonstone South West
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55.3%). Flats make up 61.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
12.7% of households in the E15 2AH area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 4.2% own outright and 8.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned12.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.9%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented68.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.7%). 30.9% 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 E15 2AH (Leytonstone South West) (about 1,613 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.