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Housing in E8 4EG

What the homes in E8 4EG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,906 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (92.3%). Flats make up 97.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E8 4EGEngland
Detached0.2%22.9%
Semi-detached0%31.5%
Terraced0.4%23%
Purpose-built flat92.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.8% of households in the E8 4EG area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 8.8% own outright and 18% with a mortgage.

E8 4EG
27%
38%
29%
England
  • Owned26.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.2%1%
  • Private rented37.9%20.5%
  • Social rented28.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E8 4EGEngland
Owned outright8.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.8%18.2%
Other private rented4.1%2.2%
From the council12.1%8.3%
From a housing association16.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E8 4EGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.6%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

E8 4EGEngland
Living alone, under 6629.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.6%12.8%
Couple, no children28%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.2%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 4EG (Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin) (about 1,906 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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