Typical 3-bedroom house£616kmost £536k–£700k
Houses per m²£6,645flats £5,865
Sold last year1441,134 in five years
Prices in Bromley-3.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SE20 sold for £616,239 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £535,544 and £700,000, for about 93 m² of space. That is 27% less than the same home across London (£840,000).
144 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £270k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE20 8 (£6,458) and the most in SE20 7 (£6,726).
Across Bromley, prices are down 3.1% on a year ago and up 7.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,990 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,810 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £123,000 for that mortgage: what £130,000 buys.
Questions about SE20
Is SE20 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 27% less than across London; prices in Bromley are down 3.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (79% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68.4% against 43.8%); 144 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 SE20?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SE20 sold for £616,239 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £535,544 and £700,000.
Is SE20 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in SE20 costs 27% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in SE20 each year?
144 homes sold in the last year and 1,134 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SE20?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Alexandra Junior School, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SE20?
For a 3-bedroom house, SE25 (£489k, 2 km), CR7 (£437k, 4 km), CR0 (£446k, 5 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.