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Housing in WD3 1FS

What the homes in WD3 1FS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Moor Park & Batchworth
Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,414 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (47.8%). Flats make up 11.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WD3 1FSEngland
Detached47.8%22.9%
Semi-detached28.7%31.5%
Terraced4.8%23%
Purpose-built flat9.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.9% of households in the WD3 1FS area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 51.9% own outright and 33.9% with a mortgage.

WD3 1FS
86%
England
  • Owned85.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented8.5%20.5%
  • Social rented4.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD3 1FSEngland
Owned outright51.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD3 1FSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.1%). 22.6% of households include dependent children.

WD3 1FSEngland
Living alone, under 669.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%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 WD3 1FS (Moor Park & Batchworth) (about 1,414 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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