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Housing in SE6 4LP

What the homes in SE6 4LP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bellingham & Perry Hill
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,485 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.9%). Flats make up 27.9%, above the 22.2% across England.

SE6 4LPEngland
Detached3.1%22.9%
Semi-detached23.8%31.5%
Terraced44.9%23%
Purpose-built flat16.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.2% of households in the SE6 4LP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 26.2% own outright and 40.1% with a mortgage.

SE6 4LP
66%
22%
England
  • Owned66.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented22.1%20.5%
  • Social rented10.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE6 4LPEngland
Owned outright26.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council7.8%8.3%
From a housing association2.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE6 4LPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.9%). 29.2% of households include dependent children.

SE6 4LPEngland
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.6%12.8%
Couple, no children14.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.5%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 4LP (Bellingham & Perry Hill) (about 1,485 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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