Housing in HP3 8EA
What the homes in HP3 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nash Mills & Bennetts End
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
HP3 8EAHemel Hempstead
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (49%). Flats make up 22.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46% of households in the HP3 8EA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 18.3% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned46%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented13.3%20.5%
- Social rented39.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 21.7% 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%). 39.7% 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 HP3 8EA (Nash Mills & Bennetts End) (about 1,584 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.