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Housing in SE15 3JS

What the homes in SE15 3JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Nunhead South & Newlands
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,784 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (71.6%). Flats make up 87%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE15 3JSEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached1.6%31.5%
Terraced10.7%23%
Purpose-built flat71.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.2% of households in the SE15 3JS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 8.8% own outright and 18.4% with a mortgage.

SE15 3JS
27%
17%
54%
England
  • Owned27.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented17.3%20.5%
  • Social rented54.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE15 3JSEngland
Owned outright8.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council48.3%8.3%
From a housing association6.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE15 3JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.9%). 32.3% of households include dependent children.

SE15 3JSEngland
Living alone, under 6621.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.9%12.8%
Couple, no children11.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children18.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Southwark

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Southwark (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SouthwarkEngland
All homes£2,474£1,459
One bedroom£1,876£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,348£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,732£1,489
Four or more£3,608£2,161
Detached£3,300£1,640
Semi-detached£3,416£1,449
Terraced£2,849£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,178£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE15 3JS (Nunhead South & Newlands) (about 1,784 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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