Residential dwellings
25,821
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SE6 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,712/month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SE6?
SE6: residential dwellings 25,821.
HMO-shaped dwellings
3.2%
SE6 ranks 2nd of 8 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
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
- 15,558
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.4%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.9%
- EPC A or B
- 8.3%
- EPC D or worse
- 55%
What does SE6 earn?
SE6: asking rent £1,712/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 463 lets).
Asking rent
£1,712/month 12 months to Sep 2026
463 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, 463 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
870 lets
-1.1% 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, 870 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
270 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does SE6 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SE6 runs from £1,365/month for 1 bedroom to £2,360/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,365/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +9.2% on the previous 12 months | 329 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,773/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.2% on the previous 12 months | 289 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,360/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 108 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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 SE6?
Corporate landlords hold 56% of the 1,485 units in SE6 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords56% of classified · 828 units
- Housing associations32% of classified · 480 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)10% of classified · 149 units
- RMC1.9% of classified · 28 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 SE6 rank?
SE6 ranks 8th of 8 postcode districts in Lewisham for asking rent, at £1,712/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Lewisham
SE6 ranks 8th of 8 postcode districts in Lewisham for asking rent, at £1,712/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE8 | £2,179/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 798 | measured |
| 2 | SE23 | £2,122/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 394 | measured |
| 3 | SE13 | £2,092/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,252 | measured |
| 4 | SE4 | £2,079/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 356 | measured |
| 5 | SE14 | £2,003/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 509 | measured |
| 8 | SE6 | £1,712/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 463 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Lewisham
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Lewisham
SE6 ranks 7th of 8 postcode districts in Lewisham for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE8 | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,872 | measured |
| 2 | SE13 | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,825 | measured |
| 3 | SE14 | 5.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,402 | measured |
| 4 | SE4 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 631 | measured |
| 5 | SE23 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 831 | measured |
| 7 | SE6 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 870 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Lewisham
Where next from SE6?
- LewishamThe wider market this area sits in.
- SE12Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,831/m² · Sep 2026
- SE13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,362/m² · Sep 2026
- SE14Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,322/m² · Sep 2026
- SE23Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,443/m² · Sep 2026
- SE26Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,243/m² · Sep 2026
- SE4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,944/m² · Sep 2026
- SE8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £7,319/m² · Sep 2026
- BR1Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,984/m² · Sep 2026
- BR3Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,003/m² · Sep 2026
- BR2Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,501/m² · Sep 2026
- SE9Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,093/m² · Sep 2026
- SE20Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,756/m² · Sep 2026
- SE15Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,227/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SE6
- What is the average rent in SE6?
- Homes to let in SE6 asked a median £1,712/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 463 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SE6?
- 4.6% 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, 870 lets. -1.1% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SE6?
- SE6 has 25,821 homes, 3.2% 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 SE6
- Property values in SE6Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SE6Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SE6What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SE6What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SE6Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SE6What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SE6Who 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 | 463 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 870 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |