Housing in SE8 5FT
What the homes in SE8 5FT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Silwood & Pepys
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,658 (2024)
SE8 5FTLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (98.9%). Flats make up 99.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
45% of households in the SE8 5FT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.1% own outright and 37.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned45%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented40.8%20.5%
- Social rented12.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (32.6%). 11% 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 SE8 5FT (Silwood & Pepys) (about 1,658 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.