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Housing in SE13 7LF

What the homes in SE13 7LF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Central Lewisham North
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,892 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (71.3%). Flats make up 78.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE13 7LFEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached2.1%31.5%
Terraced17.5%23%
Purpose-built flat71.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

24.3% of households in the SE13 7LF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 8.7% own outright and 15.6% with a mortgage.

SE13 7LF
24%
13%
36%
27%
England
  • Owned24.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership13%1%
  • Private rented36%20.5%
  • Social rented26.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE13 7LFEngland
Owned outright8.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council5.3%8.3%
From a housing association21.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE13 7LFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.8%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.

SE13 7LFEngland
Living alone, under 6632.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.6%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.8%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 SE13 7LF (Central Lewisham North) (about 1,892 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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