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Housing in WD25 7EQ

What the homes in WD25 7EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Woodside & Leavesden Green
Council
Watford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,248 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.6%). Flats make up 22.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

WD25 7EQEngland
Detached4.7%22.9%
Semi-detached48.6%31.5%
Terraced24.5%23%
Purpose-built flat20.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.2% of households in the WD25 7EQ 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%. 24.3% own outright and 32% with a mortgage.

WD25 7EQ
56%
31%
England
  • Owned56.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented31.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD25 7EQEngland
Owned outright24.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council10.5%8.3%
From a housing association20.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 22.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD25 7EQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.5%). 36.7% of households include dependent children.

WD25 7EQEngland
Living alone, under 6613.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.7%12.8%
Couple, no children11.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Watford

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Watford (August 2026, +2.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WatfordEngland
All homes£1,829£1,459
One bedroom£1,266£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,599£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,825£1,489
Four or more£2,650£2,161
Detached£2,546£1,640
Semi-detached£2,015£1,449
Terraced£1,748£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,434£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WD25 7EQ (Woodside & Leavesden Green) (about 2,248 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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