Housing in N16 6YL
What the homes in N16 6YL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stamford Hill South
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,813 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.2%). Flats make up 65.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
26.9% of households in the N16 6YL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.1% own outright and 10.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned26.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented40.2%20.5%
- Social rented31.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 25.9% 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 (26.8%). 37.5% 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 N16 6YL (Stamford Hill South) (about 1,813 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.