Housing in E8 3HF
What the homes in E8 3HF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dalston East
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
E8 3HFLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.9%). Flats make up 60.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
41.7% of households in the E8 3HF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 18.2% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.3%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented36.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E8 3HF (Dalston East) (about 1,555 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.