Legal partnership status
60,569 people aged 16+ (43%), were living as a couple either married, in a same-sex civil partnership or cohabiting with a partner of any sex. This is lower than London (50%) and England (58%).
Proportionately fewer residents are married or in a registered civil partnership (31%) compared to London (40%) and England (45%).
Housing
92,893
total dwellings
75%
are flats or maisonettes
31%
are 1-bed properties
33%
are 2-bed properties
£742k
Average price of dwellings
In 2021 there were 92,893 dwellings in the ward and less than 1% of dwellings were shared between 2 or more households.
The housing stock is characterised by a large proportion of flats and maisonettes (75%). This is the 9th highest proportion in the country.
The average number of bedrooms per household is 2.3 rooms compared to 2.6 in London.
31% of households have 1 bedroom (21% in London) and 33% have 2 bedrooms (31% in London).
The average price of dwellings in the borough is £726,284 compared with £584 in London and £302k in England.
Household tenure
The 2021 Census data shows a decrease in the proportion of households that owned their accommodation and an increase in households that rented privately.
The private rented sector is now the largest tenure in H&F and accounts for 29,715 households (37% of all households). This compares to 30% in London, 21% in England and is the 7th highest proportion in the country.
34% of households in H&F are owner-occupied compared to 47% in London and 62% in England and over half are owned via a mortgage, loan or shared ownership.
30% rent their home from a social housing provider (this was 31% in 2011). 15% rent from the council (12% in London and 8% in England) and 15% from housing associations (11% in London and 9% in England).
Occupany levels
The proportion of households identified as living in overcrowded homes (have 1 fewer bedroom than required) is 9% (7,393 households) which is above the London average of 11% (4% in England).
25% of households are under-occupied by 1 bedroom and a further 18% by 2 or more bedrooms (43% in total). This compares to 49% in London and 69% in England. Under occupancy means there are more bedrooms than required.
Occupancy is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms based on the bedroom standard. Occupancy rating for bedrooms variable: Census 2021 - ONS.GOV.UK
In Wormholt ward:
- 355 households have 1 fewer bedroom than required
- 1,227 households have the right number of bedrooms required
- 765 households have 1 bedroom more than required
- 644 households have 2 bedrooms more than required