Housing in HP2 5BY
What the homes in HP2 5BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gadebridge & Old Town
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
HP2 5BYHemel Hempstead
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (30.4%). Flats make up 42.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54% of households in the HP2 5BY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.7% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned54%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented24.3%20.5%
- Social rented21.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.8%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HP2 5BY (Gadebridge & Old Town) (about 1,734 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.