Housing in SE2 9BB
What the homes in SE2 9BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbey Wood North
- Council
- Greenwich
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,870 (2024)
SE2 9BBLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.1%). Flats make up 41.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.4% of households in the SE2 9BB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 12.1% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented15.1%20.5%
- Social rented50%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 25.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.6%). 40.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE2 9BB (Abbey Wood North) (about 1,870 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.