Buying a home in SE2, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£448kmost £411k–£484k
Houses per m²£5,264flats £4,473
Sold last year120804 in five years
Prices in Greenwich-1.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE2 sold for £448,209 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £411,299 and £484,042, for about 88 m² of space. That is 47% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

120 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £210k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE2 9 (£5,052) and the most in SE2 0 (£5,420).

Across Greenwich, prices are down 1.4% on a year ago and up 6.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,242 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,044 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £90,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in SE2 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£367,201£329k–£478k45 m²6
2£410,946£382k–£436k73 m²197
3£448,209£411k–£484k88 m²402
4£521,391£438k–£595k103 m²61
5+£615,534£528k–£661k128 m²17

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£367k£411k£448k£521k£616k
Detached———£613k—
Semi-detached—£418k£468k£570k£616k
Terraced—£411k£443k£470k£534k
Flats£210k£243k£288k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SE2

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SE2 0£5,420£4,188
SE2 9£5,052£4,875

Schools near SE2

Best state primary within 2 kmSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%23 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmArk Greenwich Free School86% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%31 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SE2

Is SE2 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 47% less than across London; prices in Greenwich are down 1.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (86% against 43.8%); 120 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 SE2?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE2 sold for £448,209 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £411,299 and £484,042.

Is SE2 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SE2 costs 47% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SE2 each year?

120 homes sold in the last year and 804 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SE2?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SE2?

For a 3-bedroom house, DA18 (£277k, 1 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.