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Housing in SE1 1UP

What the homes in SE1 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
London Bridge & Bermondsey West
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,281 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (74.3%). Flats make up 91.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE1 1UPEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached1.1%31.5%
Terraced7.2%23%
Purpose-built flat74.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building13.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

20.4% of households in the SE1 1UP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.2% own outright and 13.3% with a mortgage.

SE1 1UP
20%
34%
44%
England
  • Owned20.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented34.4%20.5%
  • Social rented44.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE1 1UPEngland
Owned outright7.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council16.4%8.3%
From a housing association27.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE1 1UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.9%). 16% of households include dependent children.

SE1 1UPEngland
Living alone, under 6633.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.1%12.8%
Couple, no children20.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Southwark

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Southwark (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SouthwarkEngland
All homes£2,474£1,459
One bedroom£1,876£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,348£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,732£1,489
Four or more£3,608£2,161
Detached£3,300£1,640
Semi-detached£3,416£1,449
Terraced£2,849£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,178£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE1 1UP (London Bridge & Bermondsey West) (about 2,281 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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