East Village
The former Athletes’ Village, now a large build-to-rent and mixed-tenure neighbourhood operated by Get Living, with its own high street, parks and amenities.
Area guide · E20 · Zone 2/3
Olympic Park
From the data first.
East Village and the parkside towers, with UCL East and the East Bank.
The market read · live data
What it costs to rent in E20
Start with the numbers, because under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 the marketing price a landlord sets on day one is, in practical terms, the rent for the life of the tenancy. There is no bidding above the asking rent and no rent-in-advance premium, so the advertised figure is the figure. The homes we manage in E20 sit around £3,600 per calendar month, the live figure on our Where our properties are page, reflecting larger and higher-specification parkside and family homes. As across the Park, the building, the floor and the parkside outlook drive the rent more than the postcode alone.
The other half of the read is timing. Our valuation method draws on three years of Rightmove and Zoopla listing-and-enquiry data: August carries the highest enquiries-to-listings ratio of any month, and the student and graduate calendar around the East Bank makes the late-summer peak sharp. A Monday-morning launch beats the rest of the week, and the Four Week Rule, that advertising too far ahead of the available date destroys prime position, applies as everywhere. See our New-Build Specialists page and The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 for the method.
That is the postcode. For the number on your specific flat — its floor, view, finish and the building it sits in — book a free rental valuation →
Getting around
Where you can get to
Typical off-peak journeys from Olympic Park — most of London is inside 45–60 minutes.
5MIN
Stratford — our office
on foot
7MIN
St Pancras Int'l
Southeastern high-speed
7MIN
Liverpool Street
Elizabeth line · the City
13MIN
Bond Street
Elizabeth line · the West End
13MIN
Canary Wharf
Jubilee line
43MIN
Heathrow Airport
Elizabeth line
Off-peak times from the Stratford interchanges, a short walk from the Park. Source: TfL / National Rail, verified Jun 2026.
New-build specialists
The developments we let in
Chobham Manor
The first of the Park’s new neighbourhoods, around 859 homes with a strong emphasis on family houses and maisonettes.
The newer parkside neighbourhoods
Rising around the East Bank and the waterways as the Park’s masterplan continues.
The people we house
Who the Olympic Park suits
The Park suits people who want green space and brand-new homes with a fast central commute. Professionals and couples take the build-to-rent apartments of East Village for their managed, amenity-rich living; families choose the purpose-built neighbourhoods such as Chobham Manor, designed largely around houses and maisonettes; and students and academics arrive for UCL East and the East Bank, whom we place through the route on our Student Lettings page. For applicants arriving from overseas we run the entire process remotely, with Mandarin-language support via our China Desk.
Beyond the postcode
Living here: the park, the venues and East Bank
Living on the Olympic Park means the 560-acre Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is your back garden, with the London Aquatics Centre, the velodrome, the London Stadium and the ArcelorMittal Orbit slide. The East Bank cultural quarter is bringing the V&A East, Sadler’s Wells East and the BBC’s music studios to the waterways, alongside UCL East. East Village has its own weekly market, high street and restaurants, and Westfield Stratford City is a few minutes’ walk. It is one of the few places in London where world-class sport, culture and parkland sit on the doorstep of brand-new homes.
Schools & study
Schools, universities and family life
The Park was planned for families and students alike. Chobham Manor and the other neighbourhoods include family housing and new schools, while UCL East, the University of the Arts London and the wider East Bank put a major university presence on site, driving strong student and postgraduate demand. The park itself is unmatched for family green space in this part of London.
Why Harvey W James
Renting on the Olympic Park with Harvey W James
A neighbourhood built around build-to-rent operators and communal-services buildings rewards an agent who knows how each one lets and prices on evidence. We value on live data, we understand the operators and the communal-heat stock, and we can run the entire process remotely for applicants arriving from overseas. Everything we do is structured around the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, which we have operated since it came into force on 1 May 2026, and our office is a short walk away at Stratford.
To let now
E20, available now
Keep reading
Adjacent guides
E3 · Zone 2
Bow
Victorian East End and the canals, our best-value inner-east cluster.
Read the guide →E14 · Zone 2
Canary Wharf
London’s densest new-build cluster, three rail lines, the postcode we know best.
Read the guide →E6 · Zone 3/4
East Ham
Diverse, well-connected, and the best value in our book.
Read the guide →Where to look next
Where to look next
To see what we currently have available, search our properties to rent. Landlords in E20 should start with the Landlords page and our New-Build Specialists service; overseas owners, see Overseas Landlords and the China Desk. Tenants and applicants, the Tenants page explains the lifecycle, Guarantor Services and Student Lettings cover the no-UK-guarantor route, and The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is the framework underneath it all. Next door, see our Stratford guide, and our full London area guides.
Useful contacts
- Lettings and viewings: lettings@harveywjames.com, 020 3865 1500
- General enquiries: info@harveywjames.com
- Overseas and China Desk: see the China Desk page
- Property Redress Scheme (agent redress): membership PRS010914 — verify here.
- Propertymark Client Money Protection: membership M0243538 — verify here.
Common questions
Letting in Olympic Park — your questions
How much rent can I get for a flat in Olympic Park (E20)?
East Village and Chobham Manor on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (E20) price by block, floor and the walk to Stratford's Elizabeth line, Jubilee and Overground links. We hold few E20 homes, so we price yours against the live market, not a thin sample.
When is the best time to list a Olympic Park rental?
Our three-year Rightmove and Zoopla dataset shows August carries the year's highest enquiries-to-listings ratio, and a Monday morning is the strongest launch slot. We also apply the Four-Week Rule: advertise more than four weeks before the property is available and you lose prime portal position.
Can I accept a higher offer than my advertised Olympic Park rent?
No. Under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 (section 56, in force since 1 May 2026) the advertised rent is the legal ceiling — a landlord or agent cannot invite, encourage or accept a bid above it. We price your E20 flat correctly the first time, so you never need a bidding war.
Do you work with overseas and Chinese landlords in Olympic Park?
Yes. We run a full Simplified-Chinese site (/zh) and a China Desk — speak to Hanna Yu, WeChat HarveyWJames — with Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking staff and our assistant James, so your enquiry is handled in your language from first contact to move-in. Our partner YWC London LLP can advise non-resident landlords on UK tax; we take no referral fee or commission.
What do you charge to let and manage a E20 flat?
One all-in 10% (inc VAT) management fee — a 6% letting portion and a 4% management portion within that 10%, not bolted on top. There is no separate letting or renewal fee. Our full Terms, including the Sole Agency commitment and notice period, are published before you sign.
Letting or renting in E20?
One office, two minutes from Stratford station. We are London Rental Analysts and new-build specialists, RRA-ready since day one.
This area guide is for orientation only. Rent figures are the live range of our own managed homes in this postcode and representative market context in mid-2026, not quotations; the actual rent for any property depends on the building, the unit and its specific terms. Transport times are approximate and sourced from Transport for London. Development details are drawn from public records and may change. Nothing here is legal or financial advice. Last reviewed June 2026 against Essential Terms and Charges v2.1.5 (7 May 2026).