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Housing in SE14 5FA

What the homes in SE14 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
New Cross Gate
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,258 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.5%). Flats make up 55.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE14 5FAEngland
Detached4.7%22.9%
Semi-detached7.1%31.5%
Terraced32.8%23%
Purpose-built flat40.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

21.4% of households in the SE14 5FA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 7.8% own outright and 13.6% with a mortgage.

SE14 5FA
21%
18%
53%
England
  • Owned21.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership8%1%
  • Private rented17.6%20.5%
  • Social rented52.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE14 5FAEngland
Owned outright7.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council28.8%8.3%
From a housing association24.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE14 5FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (20.9%). 29.4% of households include dependent children.

SE14 5FAEngland
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.4%12.8%
Couple, no children12.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.9%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 SE14 5FA (New Cross Gate) (about 2,258 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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