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Housing in WD3 1PZ

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

Neighbourhood
Ducks Hill
Council
Hillingdon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,600 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.3%). Flats make up 48.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

WD3 1PZEngland
Detached19.5%22.9%
Semi-detached7.3%31.5%
Terraced24.1%23%
Purpose-built flat45.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.1% of households in the WD3 1PZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.7% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.

WD3 1PZ
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26%
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England
  • Owned50.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented25.6%20.5%
  • Social rented24%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD3 1PZEngland
Owned outright28.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.2%18.2%
Other private rented4.4%2.2%
From the council4.8%8.3%
From a housing association19.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD3 1PZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.4%). 24.9% of households include dependent children.

WD3 1PZEngland
Living alone, under 6622.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Hillingdon

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hillingdon (August 2026, +2.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HillingdonEngland
All homes£1,570£1,459
One bedroom£1,252£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,586£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,913£1,489
Four or more£2,634£2,161
Detached£2,375£1,640
Semi-detached£2,019£1,449
Terraced£1,738£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,445£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 1PZ (Ducks Hill) (about 1,600 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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