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Housing in E5 5ER

What the homes in E5 5ER are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hackney Downs
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,605 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.5%). Flats make up 76%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E5 5EREngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached2.5%31.5%
Terraced19.6%23%
Purpose-built flat39.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house34.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.4% of households in the E5 5ER area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.5% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.

E5 5ER
37%
31%
31%
England
  • Owned37.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented31.5%20.5%
  • Social rented30.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E5 5EREngland
Owned outright13.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council16.2%8.3%
From a housing association14.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E5 5EREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (20.2%). 29% of households include dependent children.

E5 5EREngland
Living alone, under 6620%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.7%12.8%
Couple, no children14.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Hackney

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hackney (August 2026, +3.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HackneyEngland
All homes£2,658£1,459
One bedroom£2,001£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,489£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,846£1,489
Four or more£3,674£2,161
Detached£3,034£1,640
Semi-detached£3,296£1,449
Terraced£3,186£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,360£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E5 5ER (Hackney Downs) (about 1,605 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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