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Housing in SE1 2PS

What the homes in SE1 2PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
986 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.9%). Flats make up 93.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE1 2PSEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached0.5%31.5%
Terraced4.9%23%
Purpose-built flat47.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building44.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.4% of households in the SE1 2PS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 62.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.

SE1 2PS
35%
62%
England
  • Owned35.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented62.3%20.5%
  • Social rented2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE1 2PSEngland
Owned outright15.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent57.5%18.2%
Other private rented4.8%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association0.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 43.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE1 2PSEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40.6%). 7% of households include dependent children.

SE1 2PSEngland
Living alone, under 6640.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.9%12.8%
Couple, no children33.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.9%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 2PS (Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk) (about 986 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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