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Housing in SE8

What the homes in SE8 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Population
54,723 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (74.1%). Flats make up 84.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE8England
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached3.6%31.5%
Terraced10.4%23%
Purpose-built flat74.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.4% of households in SE8 own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.2% own outright and 18.2% with a mortgage.

SE8
25%
36%
35%
England
  • Owned25.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.3%1%
  • Private rented36.3%20.5%
  • Social rented34.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE8England
Owned outright7.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council20.5%8.3%
From a housing association14.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.5%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

SE8England
Living alone, under 6628.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.8%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

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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