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Housing in E3 3JW

What the homes in E3 3JW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bromley-by-Bow East
Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,061 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (94.9%). Flats make up 97.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E3 3JWEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced1.6%23%
Purpose-built flat94.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

15.7% of households in the E3 3JW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 4.5% own outright and 11.1% with a mortgage.

E3 3JW
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32%
50%
England
  • Owned15.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.5%1%
  • Private rented32.3%20.5%
  • Social rented50.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E3 3JWEngland
Owned outright4.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council10.6%8.3%
From a housing association39.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 23.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E3 3JWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.8%). 32% of households include dependent children.

E3 3JWEngland
Living alone, under 6621.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.7%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

Tower HamletsEngland
All homes£2,453£1,459
One bedroom£1,992£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,418£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,750£1,489
Four or more£3,378£2,161
Detached£3,078£1,640
Semi-detached£3,012£1,449
Terraced£2,735£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,284£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E3 3JW (Bromley-by-Bow East) (about 2,061 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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