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Housing in E17 8AT

What the homes in E17 8AT 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
2,570 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (56.2%). Flats make up 32.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

E17 8ATEngland
Detached3.5%22.9%
Semi-detached7.7%31.5%
Terraced56.2%23%
Purpose-built flat12.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house18.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.1% of households in the E17 8AT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.5% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.

E17 8AT
49%
37%
12%
England
  • Owned49.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.9%1%
  • Private rented36.6%20.5%
  • Social rented12.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E17 8ATEngland
Owned outright19.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council7.6%8.3%
From a housing association4.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 18.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E17 8ATEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.7%). 31.6% of households include dependent children.

E17 8ATEngland
Living alone, under 6612.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households22.6%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 8AT (Walthamstow Market & South Grove) (about 2,570 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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