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Housing in HP4 3PS

What the homes in HP4 3PS 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
1,609 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (60.1%). Flats make up 19.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

HP4 3PSEngland
Detached5.4%22.9%
Semi-detached60.1%31.5%
Terraced14.7%23%
Purpose-built flat19%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44% of households in the HP4 3PS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 18.1% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.

HP4 3PS
44%
49%
England
  • Owned44%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented6.3%20.5%
  • Social rented48.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HP4 3PSEngland
Owned outright18.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.6%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council46.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HP4 3PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.6%). 33.9% of households include dependent children.

HP4 3PSEngland
Living alone, under 6614.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 HP4 3PS (Berkhamsted West) (about 1,609 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.

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