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Housing in WD19 4LY

What the homes in WD19 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oxhey Hall & Hayling
Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,947 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.3%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WD19 4LYEngland
Detached13.1%22.9%
Semi-detached44.3%31.5%
Terraced25.8%23%
Purpose-built flat13.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.9%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.1% of households in the WD19 4LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 31.2% own outright and 34.9% with a mortgage.

WD19 4LY
66%
25%
England
  • Owned66.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented7.8%20.5%
  • Social rented24.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD19 4LYEngland
Owned outright31.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association21.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD19 4LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.8%). 33.4% of households include dependent children.

WD19 4LYEngland
Living alone, under 6612%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children9.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Three Rivers

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Three Rivers (August 2026, +2.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Three RiversEngland
All homes£1,826£1,459
One bedroom£1,275£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,588£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,972£1,489
Four or more£2,777£2,161
Detached£2,604£1,640
Semi-detached£1,996£1,449
Terraced£1,671£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,461£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WD19 4LY (Oxhey Hall & Hayling) (about 1,947 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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