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Housing in WD23 4FA

What the homes in WD23 4FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bushey Heath
Council
Hertsmere
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,103 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.5%). Flats make up 23.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

WD23 4FAEngland
Detached22.6%22.9%
Semi-detached43.5%31.5%
Terraced10.3%23%
Purpose-built flat22.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73% of households in the WD23 4FA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 28.6% own outright and 44.4% with a mortgage.

WD23 4FA
73%
17%
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  • Owned73%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented8.9%20.5%
  • Social rented16.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD23 4FAEngland
Owned outright28.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan44.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.9%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association15.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD23 4FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.3%). 38% of households include dependent children.

WD23 4FAEngland
Living alone, under 6611.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Hertsmere

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hertsmere (August 2026, +3.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HertsmereEngland
All homes£1,829£1,459
One bedroom£1,258£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,604£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,941£1,489
Four or more£2,797£2,161
Detached£2,514£1,640
Semi-detached£2,030£1,449
Terraced£1,738£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,447£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WD23 4FA (Bushey Heath) (about 2,103 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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