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Housing in SE12 9PY

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

Neighbourhood
Chinbrook
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,739 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (31.9%). Flats make up 41.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SE12 9PYEngland
Detached7.4%22.9%
Semi-detached28.3%31.5%
Terraced22.9%23%
Purpose-built flat31.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50% of households in the SE12 9PY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.5% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.

SE12 9PY
50%
23%
25%
England
  • Owned50%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented23.3%20.5%
  • Social rented24.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE12 9PYEngland
Owned outright21.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council3.2%8.3%
From a housing association21.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE12 9PYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.8%). 23.2% of households include dependent children.

SE12 9PYEngland
Living alone, under 6618.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.8%12.8%
Couple, no children11.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.4%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 9PY (Chinbrook) (about 1,739 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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