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Housing in HP2 4QA

What the homes in HP2 4QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Maylands & Adeyfield
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,290 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29.6%). Flats make up 30.5%, above the 22.2% across England.

HP2 4QAEngland
Detached13.5%22.9%
Semi-detached28%31.5%
Terraced27.8%23%
Purpose-built flat29.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.5% of households in the HP2 4QA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 23% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.

HP2 4QA
56%
16%
28%
England
  • Owned55.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented16%20.5%
  • Social rented28.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HP2 4QAEngland
Owned outright23%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council13.1%8.3%
From a housing association15.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HP2 4QAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.7%). 30% of households include dependent children.

HP2 4QAEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.3%12.8%
Couple, no children20.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Dacorum

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dacorum (August 2026, +1.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

DacorumEngland
All homes£1,594£1,459
One bedroom£1,098£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,378£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,655£1,489
Four or more£2,288£2,161
Detached£2,195£1,640
Semi-detached£1,737£1,449
Terraced£1,527£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,251£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HP2 4QA (Maylands & Adeyfield) (about 2,290 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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