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Housing in SE17 2TH

What the homes in SE17 2TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Walworth South
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,685 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (87.9%). Flats make up 94.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE17 2THEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached0.8%31.5%
Terraced3.7%23%
Purpose-built flat87.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

9.2% of households in the SE17 2TH area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 3.7% own outright and 5.5% with a mortgage.

SE17 2TH
35%
55%
England
  • Owned9.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented35.4%20.5%
  • Social rented54.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE17 2THEngland
Owned outright3.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan5.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council49.1%8.3%
From a housing association5.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE17 2THEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.7%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

SE17 2THEngland
Living alone, under 6630.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%12.8%
Couple, no children10.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.5%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 SE17 2TH (Walworth South) (about 1,685 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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