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Housing in E5 8HG

What the homes in E5 8HG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Amhurst Road & Pembury Estate
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,713 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (85.5%). Flats make up 95.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E5 8HGEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached0.8%31.5%
Terraced2.9%23%
Purpose-built flat85.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

17.6% of households in the E5 8HG area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 4.6% own outright and 13% with a mortgage.

E5 8HG
18%
28%
52%
England
  • Owned17.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented27.6%20.5%
  • Social rented52.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E5 8HGEngland
Owned outright4.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council11.7%8.3%
From a housing association40.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E5 8HGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.

E5 8HGEngland
Living alone, under 6626.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.3%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.6%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 8HG (Amhurst Road & Pembury Estate) (about 2,713 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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