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Housing in E9 5JN

What the homes in E9 5JN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hackney Wick
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,970 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (63.4%). Flats make up 75.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E9 5JNEngland
Detached2.6%22.9%
Semi-detached5.5%31.5%
Terraced16.1%23%
Purpose-built flat63.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.4% of households in the E9 5JN area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 6.1% own outright and 20.3% with a mortgage.

E9 5JN
26%
37%
30%
England
  • Owned26.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.9%1%
  • Private rented36.6%20.5%
  • Social rented29.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E9 5JNEngland
Owned outright6.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.5%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council7.5%8.3%
From a housing association22.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E9 5JNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.7%). 21.5% of households include dependent children.

E9 5JNEngland
Living alone, under 6625.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.6%12.8%
Couple, no children22.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.5%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 E9 5JN (Hackney Wick) (about 2,970 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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