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Housing in HP6 6LF

What the homes in HP6 6LF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,768 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34%). Flats make up 19.5%, below the 22.2% across England.

HP6 6LFEngland
Detached21.4%22.9%
Semi-detached34%31.5%
Terraced25.1%23%
Purpose-built flat16.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.5% of households in the HP6 6LF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31.1% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.

HP6 6LF
63%
25%
England
  • Owned63.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented24.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HP6 6LFEngland
Owned outright31.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council3.5%8.3%
From a housing association21.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HP6 6LFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.6%). 35.1% of households include dependent children.

HP6 6LFEngland
Living alone, under 6613.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%12.8%
Couple, no children13.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 6LF (Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois) (about 1,768 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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