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Housing in WD3 8WE

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

Neighbourhood
Mill End, Heronsgate & Maple Cross
Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,397 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.9%). Flats make up 37.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

WD3 8WEEngland
Detached4%22.9%
Semi-detached33.5%31.5%
Terraced25.3%23%
Purpose-built flat35.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.7% of households in the WD3 8WE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.9% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.

WD3 8WE
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18%
31%
England
  • Owned49.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented18.1%20.5%
  • Social rented31.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD3 8WEEngland
Owned outright21.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council8.5%8.3%
From a housing association22.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD3 8WEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.

WD3 8WEEngland
Living alone, under 6619.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18%12.8%
Couple, no children15.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 8WE (Mill End, Heronsgate & Maple Cross) (about 1,397 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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