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Housing in SE4 2FD

What the homes in SE4 2FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Nunhead South & Newlands
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,696 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (54%). Flats make up 34.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SE4 2FDEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached9.5%31.5%
Terraced54%23%
Purpose-built flat6.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house26.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64% of households in the SE4 2FD 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%. 23.3% own outright and 40.7% with a mortgage.

SE4 2FD
64%
19%
16%
England
  • Owned64%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented19.2%20.5%
  • Social rented16.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE4 2FDEngland
Owned outright23.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council8.5%8.3%
From a housing association7.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE4 2FDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.6%). 34% of households include dependent children.

SE4 2FDEngland
Living alone, under 6614.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

SouthwarkEngland
All homes£2,474£1,459
One bedroom£1,876£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,348£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,732£1,489
Four or more£3,608£2,161
Detached£3,300£1,640
Semi-detached£3,416£1,449
Terraced£2,849£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,178£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE4 2FD (Nunhead South & Newlands) (about 1,696 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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