Housing in SE22 8EA
What the homes in SE22 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Peckham Rye Common
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,028 (2024)
SE22 8EALondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (35.1%). Flats make up 65.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46% of households in the SE22 8EA 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%. 15.9% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned46%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented32.3%20.5%
- Social rented21.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.3%). 18.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE22 8EA (Peckham Rye Common) (about 2,028 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.