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Housing in E4 9QU

What the homes in E4 9QU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Highams Park East
Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,696 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.2%). Flats make up 58.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E4 9QUEngland
Detached5.8%22.9%
Semi-detached31.7%31.5%
Terraced3.9%23%
Purpose-built flat46.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.6% of households in the E4 9QU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.

E4 9QU
52%
30%
18%
England
  • Owned51.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented30.2%20.5%
  • Social rented18.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E4 9QUEngland
Owned outright23.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council13.1%8.3%
From a housing association5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E4 9QUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.9%). 29.8% of households include dependent children.

E4 9QUEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.1%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 9QU (Highams Park East) (about 1,696 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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