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Housing in SE15 5SU

What the homes in SE15 5SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Peckham North
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,777 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.9%). Flats make up 68%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE15 5SUEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached9.2%31.5%
Terraced18.5%23%
Purpose-built flat56.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.3% of households in the SE15 5SU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 6.5% own outright and 15.8% with a mortgage.

SE15 5SU
22%
33%
42%
England
  • Owned22.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented33.4%20.5%
  • Social rented41.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE15 5SUEngland
Owned outright6.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council30.7%8.3%
From a housing association11.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE15 5SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 25.4% of households include dependent children.

SE15 5SUEngland
Living alone, under 6627.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7%12.8%
Couple, no children10.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.9%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 5SU (Peckham North) (about 1,777 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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