Housing in SE6 3PL
What the homes in SE6 3PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Downham West
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,633 (2024)
SE6 3PLLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.7%). Flats make up 44.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49.2% of households in the SE6 3PL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 24% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented13%20.5%
- Social rented37.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 39.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.7%). 19.1% 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 SE6 3PL (Downham West) (about 1,633 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.