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Housing in E8 1GZ

What the homes in E8 1GZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hackney Central
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,061 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (54.1%). Flats make up 81.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E8 1GZEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached4.4%31.5%
Terraced12.5%23%
Purpose-built flat54.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house18.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building9.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

23.8% of households in the E8 1GZ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 9.3% own outright and 14.5% with a mortgage.

E8 1GZ
24%
38%
36%
England
  • Owned23.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented38.3%20.5%
  • Social rented35.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E8 1GZEngland
Owned outright9.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council11.5%8.3%
From a housing association24.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E8 1GZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 16.6% of households include dependent children.

E8 1GZEngland
Living alone, under 6627.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.3%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 E8 1GZ (Hackney Central) (about 2,061 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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