Housing in E9 7AL
What the homes in E9 7AL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- South Hackney
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,910 (2024)
E9 7ALLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.1%). Flats make up 55.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.9% of households in the E9 7AL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.1% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented27.4%20.5%
- Social rented38.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (20.3%). 25.4% 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 E9 7AL (South Hackney) (about 1,910 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.