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Housing in SE7 8FF

What the homes in SE7 8FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Charlton Village
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,849 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32.7%). Flats make up 38.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SE7 8FFEngland
Detached3.1%22.9%
Semi-detached32.7%31.5%
Terraced25.6%23%
Purpose-built flat20.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house15.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.1% of households in the SE7 8FF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 15% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.

SE7 8FF
34%
25%
40%
England
  • Owned34.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented25.3%20.5%
  • Social rented40.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE7 8FFEngland
Owned outright15%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council29.6%8.3%
From a housing association10.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE7 8FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.3%). 27% of households include dependent children.

SE7 8FFEngland
Living alone, under 6618.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Greenwich

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Greenwich (August 2026, +6.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GreenwichEngland
All homes£1,995£1,459
One bedroom£1,563£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,932£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,242£1,489
Four or more£3,001£2,161
Detached£3,074£1,640
Semi-detached£2,465£1,449
Terraced£2,250£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,831£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE7 8FF (Charlton Village) (about 1,849 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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