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Housing in SE13 7LY

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

Neighbourhood
Greenwich Town & Park
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,710 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (79.5%). Flats make up 83.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE13 7LYEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached3.1%31.5%
Terraced11.7%23%
Purpose-built flat79.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16% of households in the SE13 7LY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 4.7% own outright and 11.3% with a mortgage.

SE13 7LY
16%
20%
63%
England
  • Owned16%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented19.6%20.5%
  • Social rented63.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.9%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE13 7LYEngland
Owned outright4.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council49.9%8.3%
From a housing association13.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE13 7LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.1%). 28.6% of households include dependent children.

SE13 7LYEngland
Living alone, under 6621.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%12.8%
Couple, no children14.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.6%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 SE13 7LY (Greenwich Town & Park) (about 1,710 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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