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Housing in SE6 1EF

What the homes in SE6 1EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Forster Park & Southend
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,381 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.2%). Flats make up 18%, below the 22.2% across England.

SE6 1EFEngland
Detached12.5%22.9%
Semi-detached19.3%31.5%
Terraced49.2%23%
Purpose-built flat12.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.7% of households in the SE6 1EF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.1% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.

SE6 1EF
44%
24%
31%
England
  • Owned43.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented24.4%20.5%
  • Social rented30.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE6 1EFEngland
Owned outright18.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council12%8.3%
From a housing association18.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE6 1EFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.2%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.

SE6 1EFEngland
Living alone, under 6619.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%12.8%
Couple, no children9.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.6%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 SE6 1EF (Forster Park & Southend) (about 1,381 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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