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Housing in SE6 3JS

What the homes in SE6 3JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bellingham & Perry Hill
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,642 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.1%). Flats make up 27.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

SE6 3JSEngland
Detached4.2%22.9%
Semi-detached31.9%31.5%
Terraced36.1%23%
Purpose-built flat11.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house12.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.6% of households in the SE6 3JS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 12.4% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

SE6 3JS
34%
24%
42%
England
  • Owned33.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented24.3%20.5%
  • Social rented41.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE6 3JSEngland
Owned outright12.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.9%18.2%
Other private rented4.5%2.2%
From the council10.6%8.3%
From a housing association31%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 33% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE6 3JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.9%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.

SE6 3JSEngland
Living alone, under 6621.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11%12.8%
Couple, no children10.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.6%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 3JS (Bellingham & Perry Hill) (about 1,642 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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