Housing in E3 4BY
What the homes in E3 4BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bromley-by-Bow West
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,742 (2024)
E3 4BYLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (85%). Flats make up 87.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
21% of households in the E3 4BY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 8.1% own outright and 12.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned21%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented22.4%20.5%
- Social rented55.5%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 3.1 people living in it. 20.4% 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 (24.5%). 35.8% 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 E3 4BY (Bromley-by-Bow West) (about 1,742 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.