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Housing in E6 2EL

What the homes in E6 2EL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wallend North
Council
Newham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,905 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.8%). Flats make up 37.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

E6 2ELEngland
Detached6.7%22.9%
Semi-detached16.1%31.5%
Terraced39.8%23%
Purpose-built flat15.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house21.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.8% of households in the E6 2EL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 19.8% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.

E6 2EL
39%
52%
England
  • Owned38.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented52.4%20.5%
  • Social rented8.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E6 2ELEngland
Owned outright19.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent49.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council4.5%8.3%
From a housing association3.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.5 people living in it. 14.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E6 2ELEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (30.3%). 34.1% of households include dependent children.

E6 2ELEngland
Living alone, under 6610%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.3%12.8%
Couple, no children8.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households30.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Newham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Newham (August 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

NewhamEngland
All homes£1,928£1,459
One bedroom£1,630£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,993£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,212£1,489
Four or more£2,672£2,161
Detached£2,179£1,640
Semi-detached£2,331£1,449
Terraced£2,068£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,836£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E6 2EL (Wallend North) (about 1,905 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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