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Housing in WD3 5AD

What the homes in WD3 5AD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chorleywood
Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,659 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (49.6%). Flats make up 12.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WD3 5ADEngland
Detached49.6%22.9%
Semi-detached29.3%31.5%
Terraced9%23%
Purpose-built flat11.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.9% of households in the WD3 5AD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 38% own outright and 40.9% with a mortgage.

WD3 5AD
79%
England
  • Owned78.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented10.3%20.5%
  • Social rented10.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD3 5ADEngland
Owned outright38%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association7.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 19.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD3 5ADEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31%). 36% of households include dependent children.

WD3 5ADEngland
Living alone, under 667.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%12.8%
Couple, no children13.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children31%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 5AD (Chorleywood) (about 1,659 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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