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Housing in WD4 9FB

What the homes in WD4 9FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bovingdon & Chipperfield
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,902 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (75.6%). Flats make up 7.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WD4 9FBEngland
Detached75.6%22.9%
Semi-detached11.6%31.5%
Terraced4.5%23%
Purpose-built flat4.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

91.9% of households in the WD4 9FB area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 48.5% own outright and 43.4% with a mortgage.

WD4 9FB
92%
England
  • Owned91.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented7%20.5%
  • Social rented0.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD4 9FBEngland
Owned outright48.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 14.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD4 9FBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.9%). 28% of households include dependent children.

WD4 9FBEngland
Living alone, under 667.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Dacorum

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dacorum (August 2026, +1.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

DacorumEngland
All homes£1,594£1,459
One bedroom£1,098£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,378£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,655£1,489
Four or more£2,288£2,161
Detached£2,195£1,640
Semi-detached£1,737£1,449
Terraced£1,527£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,251£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WD4 9FB (Bovingdon & Chipperfield) (about 1,902 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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