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Housing in WD3 5EW

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

Neighbourhood
Rickmansworth North & Loudwater
Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,119 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (54%). Flats make up 21.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

WD3 5EWEngland
Detached54%22.9%
Semi-detached14.5%31.5%
Terraced9.1%23%
Purpose-built flat15.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.7% of households in the WD3 5EW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 52.8% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.

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

By mortgage and landlord type

WD3 5EWEngland
Owned outright52.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 40% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD3 5EWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (32.2%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

WD3 5EWEngland
Living alone, under 667.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over32.2%12.8%
Couple, no children10.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 5EW (Rickmansworth North & Loudwater) (about 1,119 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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