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Housing in SE21 7BE

What the homes in SE21 7BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,340 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.7%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

SE21 7BEEngland
Detached17.9%22.9%
Semi-detached40.7%31.5%
Terraced19.5%23%
Purpose-built flat10.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.8% of households in the SE21 7BE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 43% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.

SE21 7BE
78%
16%
England
  • Owned77.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented15.8%20.5%
  • Social rented6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE21 7BEEngland
Owned outright43%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 20.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE21 7BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.6%). 33.7% of households include dependent children.

SE21 7BEEngland
Living alone, under 669.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 SE21 7BE (Herne Hill & Dulwich Park) (about 1,340 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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