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Housing in E2 8BF

What the homes in E2 8BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,615 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (79.4%). Flats make up 86.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E2 8BFEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached2.9%31.5%
Terraced9.6%23%
Purpose-built flat79.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

14% of households in the E2 8BF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 4.3% own outright and 9.7% with a mortgage.

E2 8BF
14%
34%
42%
England
  • Owned14%61.3%
  • Shared ownership10.5%1%
  • Private rented33.6%20.5%
  • Social rented41.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E2 8BFEngland
Owned outright4.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council26.3%8.3%
From a housing association15.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E2 8BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.5%). 18.8% of households include dependent children.

E2 8BFEngland
Living alone, under 6624.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Hackney

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hackney (August 2026, +3.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HackneyEngland
All homes£2,658£1,459
One bedroom£2,001£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,489£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,846£1,489
Four or more£3,674£2,161
Detached£3,034£1,640
Semi-detached£3,296£1,449
Terraced£3,186£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,360£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E2 8BF (Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin) (about 2,615 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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