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Housing in SE17 3HS

What the homes in SE17 3HS 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
1,360 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (74.9%). Flats make up 77.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE17 3HSEngland
Detached2.4%22.9%
Semi-detached6.2%31.5%
Terraced14%23%
Purpose-built flat74.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

18.8% of households in the SE17 3HS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 6.7% own outright and 12.1% with a mortgage.

SE17 3HS
19%
17%
63%
England
  • Owned18.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented16.7%20.5%
  • Social rented63.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE17 3HSEngland
Owned outright6.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council62.6%8.3%
From a housing association0.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE17 3HSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.2%). 17.3% of households include dependent children.

SE17 3HSEngland
Living alone, under 6619.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%12.8%
Couple, no children9.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children13.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households18%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 3HS (Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street) (about 1,360 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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