Buying a home in SE9, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£538kmost £470k–£616k
Houses per m²£5,846flats £4,942
Sold last year3672,733 in five years
Prices in Greenwich-1.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE9 sold for £538,172 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £469,662 and £616,306, for about 92 m² of space. That is 36% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

367 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 £230k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE9 6 (£5,600) and the most in SE9 1 (£6,366).

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 £2,454 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £108,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in SE9 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£281,235£251k–£322k41 m²10
2£416,845£383k–£464k68 m²501
3£538,172£470k–£616k92 m²1,080
4£666,600£584k–£778k121 m²291
5+£854,850£720k–£1.07m152 m²176

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£281k£417k£538k£667k£855k
Detached—£502k£625k£759k£1.11m
Semi-detached—£431k£565k£666k£763k
Terraced£251k£410k£503k£654k£868k
Flats£230k£303k£339k£407k—

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

Price per m² across SE9

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SE9 1£6,366£4,977
SE9 2£5,895£4,934
SE9 3£5,630£4,894
SE9 4£5,634£4,772
SE9 5£5,737£4,879
SE9 6£5,600£5,378

Schools near SE9

Best state primary within 2 kmDeansfield Primary School91% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%12 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmArk Greenwich Free School86% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%34 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SE9

Is SE9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 36% 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 (91% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (86% against 43.8%); 367 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 SE9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE9 sold for £538,172 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £469,662 and £616,306.

Is SE9 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SE9 costs 36% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SE9 each year?

367 homes sold in the last year and 2,733 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 SE9?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Deansfield Primary School, where 91% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SE9?

For a 3-bedroom house, SE18 (£471k, 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.