Typical 3-bedroom house£754kmost £647k–£852k
Houses per m²£7,643flats £6,415
Sold last year2591,805 in five years
Prices in Lewisham+0.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SE13 sold for £754,236 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £646,919 and £852,318, for about 95 m² of space. That is 10% less than the same home across London (£840,000).
259 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £287k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE13 6 (£7,114) and the most in SE13 5 (£8,208).
Across Lewisham, prices are up 0.7% on a year ago and up 10.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,057 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,439 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £151,000 for that mortgage: what £160,000 buys.
Questions about SE13
Is SE13 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 10% less than across London; prices in Lewisham are up 0.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (86% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (86% against 43.8%); 259 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in SE13?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SE13 sold for £754,236 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £646,919 and £852,318.
Is SE13 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in SE13 costs 10% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in SE13 each year?
259 homes sold in the last year and 1,805 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near SE13?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham, where 86% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SE13?
For a 3-bedroom house, SE6 (£607k, 2 km), SE12 (£594k, 3 km), SE7 (£640k, 4 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.