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Housing in E17 4ZB

What the homes in E17 4ZB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fulbourne Road & Walthamstow Forest
Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,956 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.3%). Flats make up 45.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E17 4ZBEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached12.8%31.5%
Terraced38.3%23%
Purpose-built flat34.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.9% of households in the E17 4ZB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 12.8% own outright and 35.1% with a mortgage.

E17 4ZB
48%
32%
15%
England
  • Owned47.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.1%1%
  • Private rented31.6%20.5%
  • Social rented15.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E17 4ZBEngland
Owned outright12.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association12.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E17 4ZBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

E17 4ZBEngland
Living alone, under 6628%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

Waltham ForestEngland
All homes£1,763£1,459
One bedroom£1,400£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,723£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,023£1,489
Four or more£2,565£2,161
Detached£2,142£1,640
Semi-detached£2,306£1,449
Terraced£2,050£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,593£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E17 4ZB (Fulbourne Road & Walthamstow Forest) (about 2,956 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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