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Housing in SE28 0BB

What the homes in SE28 0BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Plumstead Common & Riverside
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,739 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39%). Flats make up 40.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SE28 0BBEngland
Detached5.3%22.9%
Semi-detached18.8%31.5%
Terraced35.4%23%
Purpose-built flat39%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.7% of households in the SE28 0BB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 8.6% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.

SE28 0BB
29%
31%
38%
England
  • Owned28.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented31%20.5%
  • Social rented38.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE28 0BBEngland
Owned outright8.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council5.1%8.3%
From a housing association33%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE28 0BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24%). 31% of households include dependent children.

SE28 0BBEngland
Living alone, under 6624%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.6%12.8%
Couple, no children14%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households15%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Greenwich

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Greenwich (August 2026, +6.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GreenwichEngland
All homes£1,995£1,459
One bedroom£1,563£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,932£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,242£1,489
Four or more£3,001£2,161
Detached£3,074£1,640
Semi-detached£2,465£1,449
Terraced£2,250£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,831£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE28 0BB (Plumstead Common & Riverside) (about 1,739 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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