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Housing in E4 7LA

What the homes in E4 7LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chingford Green West
Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,576 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (66.3%). Flats make up 14.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

E4 7LAEngland
Detached7.3%22.9%
Semi-detached66.3%31.5%
Terraced12.3%23%
Purpose-built flat12.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.7% of households in the E4 7LA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 39.4% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.

E4 7LA
75%
12%
13%
England
  • Owned74.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented12.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E4 7LAEngland
Owned outright39.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council11.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E4 7LAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.1%). 26.9% of households include dependent children.

E4 7LAEngland
Living alone, under 6612%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%12.8%
Couple, no children9.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Waltham Forest

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Waltham Forest (August 2026, +1.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Waltham ForestEngland
All homes£1,763£1,459
One bedroom£1,400£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,723£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,023£1,489
Four or more£2,565£2,161
Detached£2,142£1,640
Semi-detached£2,306£1,449
Terraced£2,050£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,593£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E4 7LA (Chingford Green West) (about 1,576 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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