Housing in SE9 1SU
What the homes in SE9 1SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Eltham North
- Council
- Greenwich
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,835 (2024)
SE9 1SULondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.9%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.1% of households in the SE9 1SU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 24.9% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented12.1%20.5%
- Social rented30.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.9%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SE9 1SU (Eltham North) (about 1,835 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.