Housing in E2 7SJ
What the homes in E2 7SJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Columbia Road
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,568 (2024)
E2 7SJLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (62.9%). Flats make up 72.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28.2% of households in the E2 7SJ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.6% own outright and 14.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented29.5%20.5%
- Social rented40.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.6% 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 (27.7%). 20.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Tower Hamlets
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tower Hamlets (August 2026, +3.5% 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 E2 7SJ (Columbia Road) (about 2,568 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.