Housing in HP4 3HT
What the homes in HP4 3HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Berkhamsted West
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
HP4 3HTBerkhamsted
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.3%). Flats make up 42.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
64.3% of households in the HP4 3HT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 29.2% own outright and 35.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.6%1%
- Private rented16.1%20.5%
- Social rented16.8%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 2.2 people living in it. 36.1% 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 (25.3%). 32% 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 HP4 3HT (Berkhamsted West) (about 1,731 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.