Housing in E17 5FU
What the homes in E17 5FU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Higham Hill
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,591 (2024)
E17 5FULondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.3%). Flats make up 46.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
50.2% of households in the E17 5FU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 13% own outright and 37.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.1%1%
- Private rented13.9%20.5%
- Social rented29.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 20.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.2%). 36.5% 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 E17 5FU (Higham Hill) (about 2,591 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.