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Housing in SE3 8EA

What the homes in SE3 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Blackheath Standard & Village
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,512 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.8%). Flats make up 48.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE3 8EAEngland
Detached8.8%22.9%
Semi-detached29.3%31.5%
Terraced13.3%23%
Purpose-built flat40.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50% of households in the SE3 8EA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 23.4% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

SE3 8EA
50%
19%
31%
England
  • Owned50%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented19.3%20.5%
  • Social rented30.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE3 8EAEngland
Owned outright23.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council21.5%8.3%
From a housing association9.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE3 8EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.2%). 28.4% of households include dependent children.

SE3 8EAEngland
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%12.8%
Couple, no children9.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%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 SE3 8EA (Blackheath Standard & Village) (about 1,512 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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