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Housing in SE17 3EE

What the homes in SE17 3EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,267 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.9%). Flats make up 76.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE17 3EEEngland
Detached0.6%22.9%
Semi-detached2.6%31.5%
Terraced20.4%23%
Purpose-built flat53.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house18%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.6% of households in the SE17 3EE area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 12.7% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.

SE17 3EE
29%
28%
42%
England
  • Owned28.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented28.4%20.5%
  • Social rented41.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE17 3EEEngland
Owned outright12.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council40.7%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE17 3EEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (24.4%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

SE17 3EEEngland
Living alone, under 6620.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households24.4%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 3EE (Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street) (about 1,267 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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