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Housing in SE18 1SU

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

Neighbourhood
Plumstead Common & Riverside
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,655 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.3%). Flats make up 33.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SE18 1SUEngland
Detached7.5%22.9%
Semi-detached11.4%31.5%
Terraced47.3%23%
Purpose-built flat14.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house17.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.4% of households in the SE18 1SU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.

SE18 1SU
40%
37%
22%
England
  • Owned40.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented37.3%20.5%
  • Social rented21.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE18 1SUEngland
Owned outright18%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council10.3%8.3%
From a housing association11.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 30.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE18 1SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.5%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

SE18 1SUEngland
Living alone, under 6619.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.4%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 1SU (Plumstead Common & Riverside) (about 1,655 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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