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Housing in WD5 0PY

What the homes in WD5 0PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Leavesden & Garston Manor
Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,418 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.3%). Flats make up 29.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

WD5 0PYEngland
Detached6%22.9%
Semi-detached29%31.5%
Terraced35.3%23%
Purpose-built flat27.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.9% of households in the WD5 0PY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 33.2% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.

WD5 0PY
63%
14%
22%
England
  • Owned62.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented14.2%20.5%
  • Social rented22.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WD5 0PYEngland
Owned outright33.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council6.4%8.3%
From a housing association15.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WD5 0PYEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26%). 19.2% of households include dependent children.

WD5 0PYEngland
Living alone, under 6626%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.5%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 WD5 0PY (Leavesden & Garston Manor) (about 1,418 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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