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Housing in SE9 5RL

What the homes in SE9 5RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Middlepark & Horn Park
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,591 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (48.2%). Flats make up 65.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SE9 5RLEngland
Detached1.3%22.9%
Semi-detached11.5%31.5%
Terraced21.2%23%
Purpose-built flat48.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house17.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.3% of households in the SE9 5RL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 10% own outright and 22.2% with a mortgage.

SE9 5RL
32%
56%
England
  • Owned32.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented10.5%20.5%
  • Social rented56.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SE9 5RLEngland
Owned outright10%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council54.3%8.3%
From a housing association2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SE9 5RLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.2%). 34% of households include dependent children.

SE9 5RLEngland
Living alone, under 6615%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children8.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.2%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 SE9 5RL (Middlepark & Horn Park) (about 1,591 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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