Housing in E17 7NF
What the homes in E17 7NF 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
- 3,498 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (54.8%). Flats make up 70.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
31.8% of households in the E17 7NF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 9.2% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.8%1%
- Private rented35%20.5%
- Social rented29.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.4%). 22.8% 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 7NF (Walthamstow Market & South Grove) (about 3,498 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.