Housing in E18 2BY
What the homes in E18 2BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Snaresbrook
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
E18 2BYLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (79.3%). Flats make up 89.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.9% of households in the E18 2BY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.9% own outright and 18% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented28.6%20.5%
- Social rented35.8%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 1.9 people living in it. 49.2% 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 66 or over (27.4%). 15.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Redbridge
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Redbridge (August 2026, +2% 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 E18 2BY (Snaresbrook) (about 1,678 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.