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Housing in E17 5JJ

What the homes in E17 5JJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
William Morris
Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,869 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.9%). Flats make up 58.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E17 5JJEngland
Detached2.5%22.9%
Semi-detached9.4%31.5%
Terraced29.6%23%
Purpose-built flat38.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house18.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.4% of households in the E17 5JJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 38.1% with a mortgage.

E17 5JJ
54%
26%
19%
England
  • Owned54.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented26.4%20.5%
  • Social rented18.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E17 5JJEngland
Owned outright16.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council4.4%8.3%
From a housing association14.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E17 5JJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (26.2%). 26.7% of households include dependent children.

E17 5JJEngland
Living alone, under 6619.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.8%12.8%
Couple, no children26.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.8%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 5JJ (William Morris) (about 1,869 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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