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Housing in E16 4BQ

What the homes in E16 4BQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Canning Town Central
Council
Newham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,848 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55.2%). Flats make up 65.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E16 4BQEngland
Detached4.9%22.9%
Semi-detached5.5%31.5%
Terraced23.6%23%
Purpose-built flat55.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

18.5% of households in the E16 4BQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.2% own outright and 11.4% with a mortgage.

E16 4BQ
19%
34%
46%
England
  • Owned18.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented34.3%20.5%
  • Social rented45.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E16 4BQEngland
Owned outright7.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.4%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council30.7%8.3%
From a housing association14.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 19.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E16 4BQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (25.5%). 30.2% of households include dependent children.

E16 4BQEngland
Living alone, under 6614%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.5%12.8%
Couple, no children8.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households25.5%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 E16 4BQ (Canning Town Central) (about 2,848 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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