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Housing in SE4 2SU

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

Neighbourhood
Brockley East & St Johns
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,747 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.5%). Flats make up 73.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE4 2SUEngland
Detached1.6%22.9%
Semi-detached6.8%31.5%
Terraced18.2%23%
Purpose-built flat46.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house24.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36.8% of households in the SE4 2SU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.8% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.

SE4 2SU
37%
26%
35%
England
  • Owned36.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented26.3%20.5%
  • Social rented35.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE4 2SUEngland
Owned outright11.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council22.3%8.3%
From a housing association13.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE4 2SUEngland
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10%
20%
30%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.7%). 24% of households include dependent children.

SE4 2SUEngland
Living alone, under 6626.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.6%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

LewishamEngland
All homes£1,829£1,459
One bedroom£1,457£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,789£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,057£1,489
Four or more£2,714£2,161
Detached£2,497£1,640
Semi-detached£2,360£1,449
Terraced£2,088£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,657£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 2SU (Brockley East & St Johns) (about 1,747 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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