Housing in E4 8YW
What the homes in E4 8YW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- South Chingford
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
E4 8YWLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (53.3%). Flats make up 16.9%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
23.8% of households in the E4 8YW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 9.6% own outright and 14.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned23.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.7%20.5%
- Social rented67.1%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 2.9 people living in it. 21.9% 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 (16.6%). 28.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E4 8YW (South Chingford) (about 1,671 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.