Housing in E3 3YJ
What the homes in E3 3YJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Poplar Leaside
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,934 (2024)
E3 3YJLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (90.4%). Flats make up 93.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
11.2% of households in the E3 3YJ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 4.5% own outright and 6.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned11.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.7%1%
- Private rented21.8%20.5%
- Social rented63.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.9%). 39.5% 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 E3 3YJ (Poplar Leaside) (about 1,934 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.