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Housing in SE6 3SS

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

Neighbourhood
Bellingham & Perry Hill
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,634 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.4%). Flats make up 32.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SE6 3SSEngland
Detached3.6%22.9%
Semi-detached35.4%31.5%
Terraced28.4%23%
Purpose-built flat17.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.8% of households in the SE6 3SS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 10.3% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.

SE6 3SS
33%
19%
47%
England
  • Owned32.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented19.4%20.5%
  • Social rented47.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE6 3SSEngland
Owned outright10.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council12.9%8.3%
From a housing association34.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE6 3SSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.6%). 25.9% of households include dependent children.

SE6 3SSEngland
Living alone, under 6623.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%12.8%
Couple, no children9.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%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 3SS (Bellingham & Perry Hill) (about 1,634 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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