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Postcode · Rickmansworth

Housing in WD3 8HD

What the homes in WD3 8HD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rickmansworth West
Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,893 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40%). Flats make up 19.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

WD3 8HDEngland
Detached9.4%22.9%
Semi-detached31.5%31.5%
Terraced40%23%
Purpose-built flat13.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.3% of households in the WD3 8HD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 43.5% with a mortgage.

WD3 8HD
72%
17%
England
  • Owned72.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented17.4%20.5%
  • Social rented10.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD3 8HDEngland
Owned outright28.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council3.3%8.3%
From a housing association6.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD3 8HDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.4%). 34.7% of households include dependent children.

WD3 8HDEngland
Living alone, under 6620.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children14.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%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 8HD (Rickmansworth West) (about 1,893 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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