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Housing in E8 2ET

What the homes in E8 2ET are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Amhurst Road & Pembury Estate
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,202 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (64.1%). Flats make up 86.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E8 2ETEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached2.3%31.5%
Terraced9.9%23%
Purpose-built flat64.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house16.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

18.7% of households in the E8 2ET area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 8.4% own outright and 10.3% with a mortgage.

E8 2ET
19%
24%
55%
England
  • Owned18.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented23.9%20.5%
  • Social rented54.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E8 2ETEngland
Owned outright8.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council18.7%8.3%
From a housing association36.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E8 2ETEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.9%). 26.7% of households include dependent children.

E8 2ETEngland
Living alone, under 6626.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.8%12.8%
Couple, no children13.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.2%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 2ET (Amhurst Road & Pembury Estate) (about 2,202 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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