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Housing in SE19 1EA

What the homes in SE19 1EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gipsy Hill
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,264 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.3%). Flats make up 32.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SE19 1EAEngland
Detached3.5%22.9%
Semi-detached40.3%31.5%
Terraced24.2%23%
Purpose-built flat9.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house22.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.5% of households in the SE19 1EA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 17.2% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.

SE19 1EA
48%
18%
33%
England
  • Owned48.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented17.8%20.5%
  • Social rented32.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE19 1EAEngland
Owned outright17.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.6%2.2%
From the council26.2%8.3%
From a housing association6.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE19 1EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.5%). 35.6% of households include dependent children.

SE19 1EAEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lambeth

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lambeth (August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LambethEngland
All homes£2,525£1,459
One bedroom£1,882£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,342£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,682£1,489
Four or more£3,715£2,161
Detached£2,974£1,640
Semi-detached£3,377£1,449
Terraced£3,108£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,186£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE19 1EA (Gipsy Hill) (about 1,264 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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