Renting in Lewisham

Average Rent in Lewisham: £1,950/mo

Rent in Lewisham before the rush.

Median asking rent across 2,200 live Lewisham listings on 6 portals from £500/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,950 /month

2,200 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Lewisham by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
Studio£1,300/mo170
1 bed£1,600/mo720
2 bed£2,100/mo662
3 bed£2,750/mo289
4+ bed£3,750/mo194
Room (house share)£925/mo165

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Lewisham

What it costs to rent in Lewisham

Lewisham currently has 2,200 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,950 a month. 244 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 16% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SE26 at around £1,625/mo, while SE16 sits nearer £2,400/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Lewisham around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Lewisham by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,200 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Lewisham

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Lewisham is £1,300 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 170 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Lewisham

£1,600/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Lewisham is £1,600 a month, 18% below the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 720 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Lewisham

£2,100/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Lewisham is £2,100 a month, 8% above the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 662 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Lewisham

£2,750/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Lewisham is £2,750 a month, 41% above the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 289 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Lewisham

£3,750/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Lewisham is £3,750 a month, 92% above the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 194 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Lewisham

£925/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Lewisham house share is £925 a month, 53% below the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 165 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Lewisham rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Lewisham. Latest: £1,828/mo (Jul 26, +2.4% YoY).

Latest

£1,828

Jul 26

Annual

+2.4%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,422

Aug 21

Total change

+29%

since 2021

£1,425£1,625£1,825Aug 21Feb 24Jul 26

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Lewisham

Flats & apartments

1472

77% of listings

Houses

285

15% of listings

Rooms

165

9% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Lewisham — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 58% of the 286 houses currently advertised in Lewisham.

  • Terraced
    58%166
  • Other house
    27%76
  • Semi-detached
    11%31
  • Detached
    5%13

Rent by postcode

Where Lewisham rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,769 live listings in 16 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Lewisham

  1. 1SE16£2,400/mo39 rentals
  2. 2SE3£2,400/mo45 rentals
  3. 3SE10£2,200/mo31 rentals

Cheapest in Lewisham

  1. 1SE26£1,625/mo82 rentals
  2. 2BR1£1,663/mo44 rentals
  3. 3SE12£1,725/mo86 rentals

Features · Lewisham

Garden, parking, and floor area in Lewisham

Live signal across 2,200 Lewisham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

74%

of 702 Lewisham listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

66%

of 547 Lewisham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£3.20 /sqft

Median 664 sqft across 324 Lewisham listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Lewisham this week

244 homes came onto the Lewisham rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

244 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 3 bed property for rent in Lulworth Road, Welling DA16
    £2,000/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Lulworth Road, Welling DA16

    3View listing
  2. 2 bed property for rent in Mcneil Road, London SE5
    £2,200/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Mcneil Road, London SE5

    2View listing
  3. 2 bed property for rent in Hinstock Road, London SE18
    £1,500/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Hinstock Road, London SE18

    2View listing
  4. 1 bed property for rent in Connaught Heights, 2 Agnes George Walk, Royal Docks, London E16
    £1,820/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Connaught Heights, 2 Agnes George Walk, Royal Docks, London E16

    1View listing
  5. 4 bed property for rent in Bellenden Road, London SE15
    £3,800/moPrimeLocation

    4 bed property

    Bellenden Road, London SE15

    4View listing
  6. 1 bed property for rent in Mast Quay, London SE18
    £1,850/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Mast Quay, London SE18

    1View listing
  7. 1 bed property for rent in Ostro Tower, Canary Wharf E14
    £3,000/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Ostro Tower, Canary Wharf E14

    1View listing
  8. 3 bed property for rent in Welland Street, London SE10
    £2,700/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Welland Street, London SE10

    3View listing
  9. £2,167/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  10. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Lewisham
    £1,800/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    22View listing
  11. 4 bed room for rent in Lewisham
    £800/moOpenRent

    4 bed room

    41View listing
  12. 1 bed room for rent in Lewisham
    £1,125/moOpenRent

    1 bed room

    11View listing
  13. 3 bed room for rent in Lewisham
    £600/moOpenRent

    3 bed room

    32View listing
  14. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Lewisham
    £1,950/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  15. 6 bed room for rent in Room in a Shared House, Whitefoot Lane, BR1
    £950/moOpenRent

    6 bed room

    Room in a Shared House, Whitefoot Lane, BR1

    62View listing
  16. £1,000/moOpenRent

    4 bed room

    42View listing
  17. 1 bed room for rent in Lewisham
    £693/moOpenRent

    1 bed room

    11View listing
  18. 4 bed flat/apartment for rent in Lewisham
    £3,200/moOpenRent

    4 bed flat/apartment

    42View listing
  19. £2,050/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  20. £1,100/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  21. £1,950/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  22. £1,755/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  23. £1,100/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  24. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Lewisham
    £2,100/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing

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OpenRent
363
OnTheMarket
198
SpareRoom
165
PrimeLocation
78
Leaders
2

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Frequently asked

Renting in Lewisham — your questions answered

How much is rent in Lewisham?

The average (median) asking rent in Lewisham is £1,950 a month — a 1-bed is £1,600 and a 2-bed £2,100, based on 2,200 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Lewisham?

The median asking rent for a studio in Lewisham is £1,300 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 170 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Lewisham?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Lewisham is £1,600 a month, 18% below the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 720 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Lewisham?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Lewisham is £2,100 a month, 8% above the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 662 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Lewisham?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Lewisham is £2,750 a month, 41% above the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 289 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Lewisham?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Lewisham is £3,750 a month, 92% above the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 194 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Lewisham?

The median asking rent for a room in a Lewisham house share is £925 a month, 53% below the city-wide median of £1,950, based on 165 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Lewisham?

There are currently 2,200 rental properties available in Lewisham, with 244 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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