Housing in E7 8QS
What the homes in E7 8QS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Plashet East
- Council
- Newham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,465 (2024)
E7 8QSLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.5%). Flats make up 34%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
44.1% of households in the E7 8QS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.8% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented31.2%20.5%
- Social rented23.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.7 people living in it. 15.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (26.9%). 32.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E7 8QS (Plashet East) (about 2,465 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.