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Housing in N1 3LY

What the homes in N1 3LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,719 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (84%). Flats make up 91.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

N1 3LYEngland
Detached0.1%22.9%
Semi-detached3.1%31.5%
Terraced4.7%23%
Purpose-built flat84%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.6% of households in the N1 3LY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 6.2% own outright and 16.4% with a mortgage.

N1 3LY
23%
29%
37%
England
  • Owned22.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership11.2%1%
  • Private rented29%20.5%
  • Social rented37.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

N1 3LYEngland
Owned outright6.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.1%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council24.8%8.3%
From a housing association12.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

N1 3LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.4%). 22.6% of households include dependent children.

N1 3LYEngland
Living alone, under 6625.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.7%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.7%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 N1 3LY (Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin) (about 1,719 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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