Housing in E3 5BQ
What the homes in E3 5BQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bow West
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,059 (2024)
E3 5BQLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.2%). Flats make up 49.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.9% of households in the E3 5BQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.8%1%
- Private rented32.2%20.5%
- Social rented28.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (23.9%). 20.1% 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 5BQ (Bow West) (about 2,059 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.