Housing in SE23 3RD
What the homes in SE23 3RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nunhead South & Newlands
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,479 (2024)
SE23 3RDLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.7%). Flats make up 43.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.8% of households in the SE23 3RD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 38.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented19.2%20.5%
- Social rented22.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.9% 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 (23.9%). 31.6% 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 SE23 3RD (Nunhead South & Newlands) (about 2,479 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.