Housing in N4 2PP
What the homes in N4 2PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownswood
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,314 (2024)
N4 2PPLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (67.9%). Flats make up 93.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
24.8% of households in the N4 2PP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 57.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 9.6% own outright and 15.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented57.6%20.5%
- Social rented17.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 41.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.5%). 13.1% 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 N4 2PP (Brownswood) (about 1,314 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.