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Housing in SE20 8SU

What the homes in SE20 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Anerley North & Penge West
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,509 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.9%). Flats make up 68.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE20 8SUEngland
Detached2.7%22.9%
Semi-detached10.3%31.5%
Terraced18.3%23%
Purpose-built flat56.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.1% of households in the SE20 8SU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 10.6% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.

SE20 8SU
28%
16%
56%
England
  • Owned28.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented15.6%20.5%
  • Social rented55.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE20 8SUEngland
Owned outright10.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council8.5%8.3%
From a housing association47.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE20 8SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 27.7% of households include dependent children.

SE20 8SUEngland
Living alone, under 6625.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bromley

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bromley (August 2026, +2.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BromleyEngland
All homes£1,684£1,459
One bedroom£1,312£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,641£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,990£1,489
Four or more£2,926£2,161
Detached£2,897£1,640
Semi-detached£2,159£1,449
Terraced£1,913£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,511£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE20 8SU (Anerley North & Penge West) (about 1,509 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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