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Housing in SE12 9BL

What the homes in SE12 9BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Middlepark & Horn Park
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,642 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.5%). Flats make up 34.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SE12 9BLEngland
Detached10.9%22.9%
Semi-detached23.4%31.5%
Terraced31.5%23%
Purpose-built flat28.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.2% of households in the SE12 9BL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 17.4% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.

SE12 9BL
42%
45%
England
  • Owned42.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented11.6%20.5%
  • Social rented45.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE12 9BLEngland
Owned outright17.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council40.9%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE12 9BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.2%). 35.4% of households include dependent children.

SE12 9BLEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children8.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Greenwich

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Greenwich (August 2026, +6.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GreenwichEngland
All homes£1,995£1,459
One bedroom£1,563£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,932£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,242£1,489
Four or more£3,001£2,161
Detached£3,074£1,640
Semi-detached£2,465£1,449
Terraced£2,250£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,831£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 9BL (Middlepark & Horn Park) (about 1,642 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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