Housing in SE14 5UP
What the homes in SE14 5UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Cross Gate
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,803 (2024)
SE14 5UPLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.5%). Flats make up 49.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
30.1% of households in the SE14 5UP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.4% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented31.3%20.5%
- Social rented37.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (23%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE14 5UP (New Cross Gate) (about 1,803 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.