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Housing in SE18 9LS

What the homes in SE18 9LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Plumstead Common & Riverside
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,196 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (79.7%). Flats make up 84%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE18 9LSEngland
Detached1%22.9%
Semi-detached3.6%31.5%
Terraced11.2%23%
Purpose-built flat79.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

14.5% of households in the SE18 9LS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 6.7% own outright and 7.8% with a mortgage.

SE18 9LS
14%
15%
69%
England
  • Owned14.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented15.4%20.5%
  • Social rented68.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE18 9LSEngland
Owned outright6.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan7.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council42.9%8.3%
From a housing association25.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE18 9LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.

SE18 9LSEngland
Living alone, under 6626.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.5%12.8%
Couple, no children8.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households14%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 9LS (Plumstead Common & Riverside) (about 2,196 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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