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Housing in E3 5JW

What the homes in E3 5JW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bow West
Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,270 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (95.8%). Flats make up 97.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E3 5JWEngland
Detached0.1%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced2%23%
Purpose-built flat95.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

20.8% of households in the E3 5JW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 8.6% own outright and 12.2% with a mortgage.

E3 5JW
21%
24%
55%
England
  • Owned20.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented23.9%20.5%
  • Social rented54.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E3 5JWEngland
Owned outright8.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council7.7%8.3%
From a housing association47%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 39.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E3 5JWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 19% of households include dependent children.

E3 5JWEngland
Living alone, under 6627.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.5%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 5JW (Bow West) (about 2,270 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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