Buying a home in SE6, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£607kmost £525k–£700k
Houses per m²£6,217flats £5,903
Sold last year2901,848 in five years
Prices in Lewisham+0.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE6 sold for £606,567 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £524,504 and £699,560, for about 96 m² of space. That is 28% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

290 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 £259k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE6 3 (£5,649) and the most in SE6 4 (£6,698).

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 £2,766 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £121,000 for that mortgage: what £130,000 buys.

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House prices in SE6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£361,774£336k–£409k48 m²21
2£460,768£412k–£529k73 m²249
3£606,567£525k–£700k96 m²616
4£711,524£628k–£792k121 m²196
5+£866,640£757k–£1.03m159 m²125

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£362k£461k£607k£712k£867k
Detached——£680k£669k—
Semi-detached£323k£434k£596k£762k£955k
Terraced£379k£468k£607k£701k£805k
Flats£259k£334k£412k£452k£346k

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

Price per m² across SE6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SE6 1£6,349£5,711
SE6 2£5,824£5,364
SE6 3£5,649£5,269
SE6 4£6,698£6,424

Schools near SE6

Best state primary within 2 kmGordonbrock Primary School85% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%23 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe St Thomas the Apostle College73.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%31 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SE6

Is SE6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 28% 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 (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.9% against 43.8%); 290 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 SE6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE6 sold for £606,567 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £524,504 and £699,560.

Is SE6 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SE6 costs 28% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SE6 each year?

290 homes sold in the last year and 1,848 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 SE6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Gordonbrock Primary School, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.