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Housing in SE12 0UP

What the homes in SE12 0UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Grove Park & Lee South
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,903 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.5%). Flats make up 56.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE12 0UPEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached19.2%31.5%
Terraced19.9%23%
Purpose-built flat50.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.6% of households in the SE12 0UP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.3% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.

SE12 0UP
41%
25%
34%
England
  • Owned40.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented24.7%20.5%
  • Social rented34.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE12 0UPEngland
Owned outright17.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council5.9%8.3%
From a housing association28.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE12 0UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.2%). 31.4% of households include dependent children.

SE12 0UPEngland
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.6%12.8%
Couple, no children11.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lewisham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lewisham (August 2026, +2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LewishamEngland
All homes£1,829£1,459
One bedroom£1,457£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,789£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,057£1,489
Four or more£2,714£2,161
Detached£2,497£1,640
Semi-detached£2,360£1,449
Terraced£2,088£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,657£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE12 0UP (Grove Park & Lee South) (about 1,903 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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