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Housing in HP6 5RT

What the homes in HP6 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,337 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (60.8%). Flats make up 11.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

HP6 5RTEngland
Detached60.8%22.9%
Semi-detached16.9%31.5%
Terraced10.6%23%
Purpose-built flat8.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.4% of households in the HP6 5RT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 43% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

HP6 5RT
78%
England
  • Owned78.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented9%20.5%
  • Social rented12%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HP6 5RTEngland
Owned outright43%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association10.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 21% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HP6 5RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.5%). 30% of households include dependent children.

HP6 5RTEngland
Living alone, under 667.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

BuckinghamshireEngland
All homes£1,475£1,459
One bedroom£1,035£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,310£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,603£1,489
Four or more£2,357£2,161
Detached£2,163£1,640
Semi-detached£1,578£1,449
Terraced£1,421£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,211£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HP6 5RT (Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer) (about 1,337 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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