Housing in EN11 9BL
What the homes in EN11 9BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
EN11 9BLHoddesdon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (34.8%). Flats make up 5.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.5% of households in the EN11 9BL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 32.2% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented28.4%20.5%
- Social rented4.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 19.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.2%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in East Hertfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Hertfordshire (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EN11 9BL (Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets) (about 1,915 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.