Legal partnership status
Nearly half of residents (49%) aged 16+ are living as a couple (43% in H&F and 50% in London).
The ward ranks low (38%) in the proportion of residents who are single-never married as H&F (44%). More residents are married (34%) compared to the borough average of 29%.
Housing
3,363
total dwellings
67%
are flats or maisonettes
33%
are 1-bed properties
32%
are 2-bed properties
£782k
Average price of dwellings
In 2021 there were 3,363 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 (67%) and is ranked 7th lowest in H&F.
33% of all properties have 1 bedroom (ranked 10th highest) and 32% have 2 bedrooms (ranked 7th lowest).
The average price of dwellings in the ward is £781,937 compared with £726k in the borough and £584k in London.
Household tenure
The owner-occupied sectior is the largest tenure and accounts for 40% of all households (40% in 2011) compared to 34% in the borough as a whole.
37% of households rent their home from a private landlord (35% in 2011) compared to 36% in H&F.
24% rent their home from a social housing provider (25% in 2011) compared to 30% in H&F. 6% rent from the council (ranked the lowest) and 18% from housing associations (ranked 6th highest).
Occupany levels
The proportion of households identified as living in overcrowded homes (have 1 fewer bedroom than required) is 6% (215 households) which is below the borough average of 9% (11% in London).
26% of households are under-occupied by 1 bedroom and a further 20% by 2 or more bedrooms (50% in total). This compares to 43% in H&F and 49% in London. 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 Grove ward:
- 216 households have 1 fewer bedroom than required
- 1,599 households have the right number of bedrooms required
- 889 households have 1 bedroom more than required
- 660 households have 2 bedrooms more than required