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Housing in E3 4LX

What the homes in E3 4LX 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
1,891 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (96.4%). Flats make up 99.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E3 4LXEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached0.1%31.5%
Terraced0%23%
Purpose-built flat96.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

11.2% of households in the E3 4LX area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 4.9% own outright and 6.3% with a mortgage.

E3 4LX
30%
59%
England
  • Owned11.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented29.6%20.5%
  • Social rented58.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E3 4LXEngland
Owned outright4.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan6.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council15.4%8.3%
From a housing association43.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E3 4LXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.2%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

E3 4LXEngland
Living alone, under 6631.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.1%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 4LX (Bromley-by-Bow West) (about 1,891 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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