Housing in WD3 8JU
What the homes in WD3 8JU 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
- 1,895 (2024)
WD3 8JURickmansworth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (70.4%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
60.2% of households in the WD3 8JU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 23.1% own outright and 37.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented29.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 19.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.2%). 39.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WD3 8JU (Rickmansworth West) (about 1,895 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.