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Housing in E7 8EX

What the homes in E7 8EX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Plashet West
Council
Newham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,218 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.9%). Flats make up 33.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

E7 8EXEngland
Detached7.5%22.9%
Semi-detached9.2%31.5%
Terraced49.9%23%
Purpose-built flat14.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46% of households in the E7 8EX area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 45% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 29.6% own outright and 16.4% with a mortgage.

E7 8EX
46%
45%
England
  • Owned46%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented45%20.5%
  • Social rented8.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E7 8EXEngland
Owned outright29.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent42.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association3.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.4 people living in it. 15% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E7 8EXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (30.2%). 26.3% of households include dependent children.

E7 8EXEngland
Living alone, under 6610.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.9%12.8%
Couple, no children7.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households30.2%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 E7 8EX (Plashet West) (about 2,218 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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