Housing in HP5 3EE
What the homes in HP5 3EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesham East
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,322 (2024)
HP5 3EEChesham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.2%). Flats make up 27.5%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.2% of households in the HP5 3EE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 18.2% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented17.2%20.5%
- Social rented29.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 29.7% 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 (25%). 34% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Buckinghamshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Buckinghamshire (August 2026, +4.9% 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 HP5 3EE (Chesham East) (about 1,322 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.