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Housing in HP13 5BB

What the homes in HP13 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Walter's Ash & Hughenden Valley
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,166 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (85.4%). Flats make up 1.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

HP13 5BBEngland
Detached85.4%22.9%
Semi-detached11%31.5%
Terraced2.6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

91.8% of households in the HP13 5BB area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 53.5% own outright and 38.3% with a mortgage.

HP13 5BB
92%
England
  • Owned91.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented6%20.5%
  • Social rented1.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HP13 5BBEngland
Owned outright53.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association1.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 14.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HP13 5BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.7%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.

HP13 5BBEngland
Living alone, under 663%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%12.8%
Couple, no children21.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children13.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over20.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Buckinghamshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Buckinghamshire (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BuckinghamshireEngland
All homes£1,475£1,459
One bedroom£1,035£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,310£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,603£1,489
Four or more£2,357£2,161
Detached£2,163£1,640
Semi-detached£1,578£1,449
Terraced£1,421£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,211£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HP13 5BB (Walter's Ash & Hughenden Valley) (about 1,166 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.

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