Housing in SE4 1RF
What the homes in SE4 1RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Crofton Park
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,875 (2024)
SE4 1RFLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (64.9%). Flats make up 22.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.4% of households in the SE4 1RF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.8% own outright and 40.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented24%20.5%
- Social rented12.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 21.1% 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 (23.4%). 33.2% 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 SE4 1RF (Crofton Park) (about 1,875 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.