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Housing in E5 9SR

What the homes in E5 9SR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clapton Leaside
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,406 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (77.4%). Flats make up 88.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E5 9SREngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached2.7%31.5%
Terraced7.7%23%
Purpose-built flat77.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building10.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.2% of households in the E5 9SR area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 5.9% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.

E5 9SR
25%
32%
33%
England
  • Owned25.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership9.5%1%
  • Private rented31.8%20.5%
  • Social rented32.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E5 9SREngland
Owned outright5.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council7.2%8.3%
From a housing association25.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E5 9SREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 35.2% of households include dependent children.

E5 9SREngland
Living alone, under 6627.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.4%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 9SR (Clapton Leaside) (about 1,406 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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