Housing in E15 2AX
What the homes in E15 2AX 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
- 1,780 (2024)
E15 2AXLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (56.3%). Flats make up 18.9%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.9% of households in the E15 2AX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.4% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented25.5%20.5%
- Social rented39.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%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. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (18.6%). 25.9% 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 2AX (Leytonstone South West) (about 1,780 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.