Housing in SE23 2SU
What the homes in SE23 2SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Forest Hill East
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
SE23 2SULondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (39.5%). Flats make up 54.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.8% of households in the SE23 2SU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 39.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented24.1%20.5%
- Social rented16.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26% 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 (26.4%). 37% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE23 2SU (Forest Hill East) (about 1,640 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.