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Housing in SE16 7DN

What the homes in SE16 7DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rotherhithe
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,994 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (75.9%). Flats make up 78.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE16 7DNEngland
Detached1.5%22.9%
Semi-detached6.4%31.5%
Terraced13.5%23%
Purpose-built flat75.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

29.3% of households in the SE16 7DN area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 11.8% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.

SE16 7DN
29%
48%
17%
England
  • Owned29.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.2%1%
  • Private rented47.8%20.5%
  • Social rented16.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE16 7DNEngland
Owned outright11.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent42.1%18.2%
Other private rented5.7%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association12.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE16 7DNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.4%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

SE16 7DNEngland
Living alone, under 6630.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.1%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 SE16 7DN (Rotherhithe) (about 1,994 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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