Housing in E17 6RG
What the homes in E17 6RG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walthamstow Market & South Grove
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,825 (2024)
E17 6RGLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.7%). Flats make up 71.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
38.7% of households in the E17 6RG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.8% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.9%1%
- Private rented43.3%20.5%
- Social rented13%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (22.7%). 22.9% 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 6RG (Walthamstow Market & South Grove) (about 2,825 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.