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Housing in E9 7NJ

What the homes in E9 7NJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
London Fields & Mare Street
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,536 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.6%). Flats make up 70.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E9 7NJEngland
Detached2.2%22.9%
Semi-detached3.5%31.5%
Terraced23.7%23%
Purpose-built flat49.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house20.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.1% of households in the E9 7NJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.7% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.

E9 7NJ
37%
31%
31%
England
  • Owned37.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented30.7%20.5%
  • Social rented31%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E9 7NJEngland
Owned outright17.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association28.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E9 7NJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.1%). 23.2% of households include dependent children.

E9 7NJEngland
Living alone, under 6624.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.2%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 E9 7NJ (London Fields & Mare Street) (about 1,536 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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