Housing in IG8 9PH
What the homes in IG8 9PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Highams Park East
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,642 (2024)
IG8 9PHWoodford Green
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (48%). Flats make up 9.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
76.4% of households in the IG8 9PH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31% own outright and 45.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented12.7%20.5%
- Social rented10.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 17.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.1%). 36.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Waltham Forest
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Waltham Forest (August 2026, +1.5% 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 IG8 9PH (Highams Park East) (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.