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Housing in SE19 1UP

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

Neighbourhood
Sydenham Hill
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,674 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (67.7%). Flats make up 75.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE19 1UPEngland
Detached5.4%22.9%
Semi-detached8.6%31.5%
Terraced10.2%23%
Purpose-built flat67.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.6% of households in the SE19 1UP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 20.2% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.

SE19 1UP
54%
32%
12%
England
  • Owned53.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.9%1%
  • Private rented32.3%20.5%
  • Social rented12.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE19 1UPEngland
Owned outright20.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.3%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council9.1%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE19 1UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.6%). 27.6% of households include dependent children.

SE19 1UPEngland
Living alone, under 6623.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children22.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households9%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 SE19 1UP (Sydenham Hill) (about 1,674 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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