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Housing in SE26 6EA

What the homes in SE26 6EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Crystal Palace Park
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,886 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59.3%). Flats make up 87.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE26 6EAEngland
Detached5.2%22.9%
Semi-detached2.6%31.5%
Terraced3.8%23%
Purpose-built flat59.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house27.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.5% of households in the SE26 6EA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.5% own outright and 33% with a mortgage.

SE26 6EA
46%
27%
25%
England
  • Owned46.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented27.5%20.5%
  • Social rented24.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE26 6EAEngland
Owned outright13.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association22.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE26 6EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.3%). 25% of households include dependent children.

SE26 6EAEngland
Living alone, under 6629.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children22.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bromley

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bromley (August 2026, +2.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BromleyEngland
All homes£1,684£1,459
One bedroom£1,312£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,641£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,990£1,489
Four or more£2,926£2,161
Detached£2,897£1,640
Semi-detached£2,159£1,449
Terraced£1,913£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,511£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE26 6EA (Crystal Palace Park) (about 1,886 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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