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Housing in SE23 1DR

What the homes in SE23 1DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Honor Oak
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,580 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.1%). Flats make up 41.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SE23 1DREngland
Detached1.6%22.9%
Semi-detached5.5%31.5%
Terraced51.1%23%
Purpose-built flat3.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house37.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.3% of households in the SE23 1DR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 43.9% with a mortgage.

SE23 1DR
60%
26%
13%
England
  • Owned60.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented26.4%20.5%
  • Social rented13%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE23 1DREngland
Owned outright16.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association11.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE23 1DREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.1%). 29.8% of households include dependent children.

SE23 1DREngland
Living alone, under 6617.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.6%12.8%
Couple, no children23.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lewisham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lewisham (August 2026, +2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LewishamEngland
All homes£1,829£1,459
One bedroom£1,457£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,789£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,057£1,489
Four or more£2,714£2,161
Detached£2,497£1,640
Semi-detached£2,360£1,449
Terraced£2,088£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,657£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE23 1DR (Honor Oak) (about 1,580 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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