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Housing in WD19 7DF

What the homes in WD19 7DF 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
2,478 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (43%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WD19 7DFEngland
Detached2.7%22.9%
Semi-detached41.5%31.5%
Terraced43%23%
Purpose-built flat10.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.4% of households in the WD19 7DF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 37.2% with a mortgage.

WD19 7DF
58%
31%
England
  • Owned58.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented10.6%20.5%
  • Social rented30.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD19 7DFEngland
Owned outright21.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council10.7%8.3%
From a housing association19.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD19 7DFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.1%). 36.1% of households include dependent children.

WD19 7DFEngland
Living alone, under 6612.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%12.8%
Couple, no children12.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households10%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 7DF (Oxhey Hall & Hayling) (about 2,478 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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