Residential dwellings
18,710
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SE3 rents and yields
Asking rent £2,260/month · Gross yield 4.9% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SE3?
SE3: residential dwellings 18,710.
HMO-shaped dwellings
2.1%
SE3 has the lowest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 7 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 9,475
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.8%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.0%
- EPC A or B
- 24%
- EPC D or worse
- 44%
What does SE3 earn?
SE3: asking rent £2,260/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 878 lets).
Asking rent
£2,260/month 12 months to Sep 2026
878 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 878 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,829 lets
+1.8% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,829 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
461 on 7 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 7 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does SE3 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SE3 runs from £1,759/month for 1 bedroom to £3,429/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,759/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 552 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,313/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +6% on the previous 12 months | 744 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,801/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.5% on the previous 12 months | 360 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,429/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 67 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns SE3?
Corporate landlords hold 54% of the 517 units in SE3 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords54% of classified · 279 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)26% of classified · 133 units
- Housing associations13% of classified · 69 units
- RMC7.0% of classified · 36 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does SE3 rank?
SE3 ranks 2nd of 7 postcode districts in Greenwich for asking rent, at £2,260/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Greenwich
SE3 ranks 2nd of 7 postcode districts in Greenwich for asking rent, at £2,260/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE10 | £2,393/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,258 | measured |
| 2 | SE3 | £2,260/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 878 | measured |
| 3 | SE9 | £1,933/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 421 | measured |
| 4 | SE2 | £1,923/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 313 | measured |
| 5 | SE7 | £1,914/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 299 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Greenwich
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Greenwich
SE3 ranks 5th of 7 postcode districts in Greenwich for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE28 | 6.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 749 | measured |
| 2 | SE2 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 449 | measured |
| 3 | SE10 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,429 | measured |
| 4 | SE18 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,722 | measured |
| 5 | SE3 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,829 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Greenwich
Where next from SE3?
- GreenwichThe wider market this area sits in.
- SE10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £8,065/m² · Sep 2026
- SE18Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,558/m² · Sep 2026
- SE2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,546/m² · Sep 2026
- SE28Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,877/m² · Sep 2026
- SE7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,536/m² · Sep 2026
- SE9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,075/m² · Sep 2026
- SE12Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,831/m² · Sep 2026
- SE13Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,362/m² · Sep 2026
- SE8Next door, in another authority · Asking £7,276/m² · Sep 2026
- E14Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,457/m² · Sep 2026
- SE4Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,944/m² · Sep 2026
- SE6Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,471/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SE3
- What is the average rent in SE3?
- Homes to let in SE3 asked a median £2,260/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 878 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SE3?
- 4.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,829 lets. +1.8% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SE3?
- SE3 has 18,710 homes, 2.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about SE3
- Property values in SE3Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SE3Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SE3What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SE3What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SE3Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SE3What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SE3Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 878 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,829 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 7 Nov 2026 | 7 Nov 2026 | — |