Housing in SE17 1FA
What the homes in SE17 1FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Elephant & Castle
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,675 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (97.9%). Flats make up 99.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
7.8% of households in the SE17 1FA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 75.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 3.8% own outright and 4% with a mortgage.
- Owned7.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.4%1%
- Private rented75.1%20.5%
- Social rented14.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 33.2% 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 (37.3%). 6.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE17 1FA (Elephant & Castle) (about 1,675 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.