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Housing in WD3 5ND

What the homes in WD3 5ND 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
1,472 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (34.2%). Flats make up 34.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

WD3 5NDEngland
Detached34.2%22.9%
Semi-detached21.2%31.5%
Terraced10.2%23%
Purpose-built flat26.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.4% of households in the WD3 5ND area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 41.9% own outright and 30.5% with a mortgage.

WD3 5ND
72%
26%
England
  • Owned72.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented26.2%20.5%
  • Social rented1.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD3 5NDEngland
Owned outright41.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD3 5NDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.4%). 29.7% of households include dependent children.

WD3 5NDEngland
Living alone, under 6610%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%12.8%
Couple, no children19%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%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 5ND (Chorleywood) (about 1,472 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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