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Housing in E98 1LL

What the homes in E98 1LL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St George in the East & Wapping North
Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,642 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (82.4%). Flats make up 99%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E98 1LLEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached0.2%31.5%
Terraced0.3%23%
Purpose-built flat82.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building15.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.6% of households in the E98 1LL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 9.6% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

E98 1LL
32%
52%
14%
England
  • Owned31.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented52%20.5%
  • Social rented14.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E98 1LLEngland
Owned outright9.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.7%18.2%
Other private rented4.3%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association12.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E98 1LLEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (39.9%). 15.3% of households include dependent children.

E98 1LLEngland
Living alone, under 6639.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1%12.8%
Couple, no children27.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Tower Hamlets

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tower Hamlets (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Tower HamletsEngland
All homes£2,453£1,459
One bedroom£1,992£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,418£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,750£1,489
Four or more£3,378£2,161
Detached£3,078£1,640
Semi-detached£3,012£1,449
Terraced£2,735£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,284£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E98 1LL (St George in the East & Wapping North) (about 1,642 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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