Housing in SE9 2EA
What the homes in SE9 2EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Eltham South
- Council
- Greenwich
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,626 (2024)
SE9 2EALondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.4%). Flats make up 33.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
75.2% of households in the SE9 2EA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.9% own outright and 31.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented16.8%20.5%
- Social rented6.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.3%). 22.2% 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 2EA (Eltham South) (about 1,626 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.