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Buying a home in SE3, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£687kmost £565k–£865k
Houses per m²£7,755flats £6,971
Sold last year2171,679 in five years
Prices in Greenwich-1.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE3 sold for £687,108 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £564,512 and £865,295, for about 94 m² of space. That is 18% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

217 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £317k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE3 8 (£6,478) and the most in SE3 0 (£9,644).

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 £3,133 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £137,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.

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House prices in SE3 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£406,946£338k–£553k48 m²8
2£566,405£433k–£680k74 m²201
3£687,108£565k–£865k94 m²424
4£997,630£796k–£1.44m127 m²109
5+£1,653,074£1.05m–£2.04m194 m²169

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£407k£566k£687k£998k£1.65m
Detached—£699k£1.11m£1.32m£1.87m
Semi-detached—£497k£642k£806k£1.62m
Terraced—£574k£697k£949k£1.32m
Flats£317k£448k£553k£716k£733k

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

Price per m² across SE3

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SE3 0£9,644£7,127
SE3 7£8,701£6,901
SE3 8£6,478£5,237
SE3 9£8,342£7,068

Schools near SE3

Best state primary within 2 kmOur Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmArk Greenwich Free School86% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%36 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SE7 London · 2 km3-bed house £640kSE10 London · 2 km3-bed house £862kSE13 London · 2 km3-bed house £754kSE12 London · 3 km3-bed house £594kSE9 London · 4 km3-bed house £538kSE8 London · 4 km3-bed house £731kSE4 London · 4 km3-bed house £817kSE18 London · 4 km3-bed house £471k

Questions about SE3

Is SE3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 18% 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 (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (86% against 43.8%); 217 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 SE3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE3 sold for £687,108 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £564,512 and £865,295.

Is SE3 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SE3 costs 18% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SE3 each year?

217 homes sold in the last year and 1,679 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SE3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SE3?

For a 3-bedroom house, SE12 (£594k, 3 km), SE9 (£538k, 4 km), SE18 (£471k, 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.