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Housing in WD3 3HL

What the homes in WD3 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Croxley Green
Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,337 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (48.3%). Flats make up 13.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WD3 3HLEngland
Detached48.3%22.9%
Semi-detached18.9%31.5%
Terraced19.7%23%
Purpose-built flat11%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

86.3% of households in the WD3 3HL area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 49.5% own outright and 36.8% with a mortgage.

WD3 3HL
86%
England
  • Owned86.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented8.2%20.5%
  • Social rented5.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD3 3HLEngland
Owned outright49.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD3 3HLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22%). 25.6% of households include dependent children.

WD3 3HLEngland
Living alone, under 669%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.7%12.8%
Couple, no children12.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%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 3HL (Croxley Green) (about 1,337 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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