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Housing in E16 4EQ

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

Neighbourhood
Canning Town East
Council
Newham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,253 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.8%). Flats make up 24%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

E16 4EQEngland
Detached8%22.9%
Semi-detached22.2%31.5%
Terraced45.8%23%
Purpose-built flat19.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.6% of households in the E16 4EQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13% own outright and 18.6% with a mortgage.

E16 4EQ
32%
34%
31%
England
  • Owned31.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented34.1%20.5%
  • Social rented31.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.9%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E16 4EQEngland
Owned outright13%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council16.2%8.3%
From a housing association15%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 21.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E16 4EQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.7%). 36.8% of households include dependent children.

E16 4EQEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children7.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.6%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 4EQ (Canning Town East) (about 2,253 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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