PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Hemel Hempstead

Housing in HP3 9RT

What the homes in HP3 9RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Boxmoor & Apsley
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,609 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.7%). Flats make up 54.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

HP3 9RTEngland
Detached6.2%22.9%
Semi-detached15.6%31.5%
Terraced24%23%
Purpose-built flat44.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.1% of households in the HP3 9RT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.9% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.

HP3 9RT
48%
31%
20%
England
  • Owned48.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented30.9%20.5%
  • Social rented20.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HP3 9RTEngland
Owned outright11.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council13.5%8.3%
From a housing association6.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HP3 9RTEngland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.8%). 22.6% of households include dependent children.

HP3 9RTEngland
Living alone, under 6628.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children23.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%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 HP3 9RT (Boxmoor & Apsley) (about 2,609 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes