Housing in HP4 3RD
What the homes in HP4 3RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Northchurch & Potten End
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,633 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (30.2%). Flats make up 24.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.5% of households in the HP4 3RD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 36% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented11.6%20.5%
- Social rented20.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.3% 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 66 or over (27.1%). 23.9% 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 3RD (Northchurch & Potten End) (about 1,633 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.