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Housing in SE18 1EA

What the homes in SE18 1EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Plumstead High Street
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,056 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (60.1%). Flats make up 19.5%, below the 22.2% across England.

SE18 1EAEngland
Detached7.2%22.9%
Semi-detached13.3%31.5%
Terraced60.1%23%
Purpose-built flat8.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.4% of households in the SE18 1EA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.3% own outright and 21% with a mortgage.

SE18 1EA
35%
43%
21%
England
  • Owned35.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented43.3%20.5%
  • Social rented21.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE18 1EAEngland
Owned outright14.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council15.9%8.3%
From a housing association5.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 24.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE18 1EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (23.8%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.

SE18 1EAEngland
Living alone, under 6617.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.6%12.8%
Couple, no children9.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households23.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Greenwich

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Greenwich (August 2026, +6.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GreenwichEngland
All homes£1,995£1,459
One bedroom£1,563£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,932£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,242£1,489
Four or more£3,001£2,161
Detached£3,074£1,640
Semi-detached£2,465£1,449
Terraced£2,250£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,831£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE18 1EA (Plumstead High Street) (about 2,056 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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