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Housing in E15 2QB

What the homes in E15 2QB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mill Meads
Council
Newham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,726 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (97.2%). Flats make up 98.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E15 2QBEngland
Detached0.1%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced0.7%23%
Purpose-built flat97.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

9.6% of households in the E15 2QB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 51.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 1.7% own outright and 7.9% with a mortgage.

E15 2QB
52%
37%
England
  • Owned9.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented51.5%20.5%
  • Social rented37%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E15 2QBEngland
Owned outright1.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan7.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent50.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council5.8%8.3%
From a housing association31.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 29.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E15 2QBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.4%). 17.2% of households include dependent children.

E15 2QBEngland
Living alone, under 6628.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.3%12.8%
Couple, no children24.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households24.2%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 2QB (Mill Meads) (about 1,726 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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