Housing in WD4 9LE
What the homes in WD4 9LE 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
- 1,451 (2024)
WD4 9LEKings Langley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (37.3%). Flats make up 9.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
76.2% of households in the WD4 9LE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 41% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented19.4%20.5%
- Social rented4.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (22.4%). 26.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WD4 9LE (Bovingdon & Chipperfield) (about 1,451 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.