Legal partnership status
Nearly half of residents (47%) aged 16+ are living as a couple (43% in H&F and 50% in London).
The ward ranks lower (42%) in the proportion of residents who are single-never married as compared to H&F (44%). Proportionately more residents are married (31%) compared to the borough average of 29%.
Housing
5,300
total dwellings
59%
are flats or maisonettes
22%
are 1-bed properties
33%
are 2-bed properties
£922k
Average price of dwellings
In 2021 there were 5,300 dwellings in the ward and less than 1% of dwellings were shared between 2 or more households.
59% of the housing stock consists of flats or maisonettes (the 4th lowest among all wards), while 34% are terraced houses (the 2nd highest).
22% of all properties have 1 bedroom (ranked 4th lowest) and 33% have 2 bedrooms (ranked 2nd highest).
The average price of dwellings in the ward is £921.534 compared with £726k in the borough and £584k in London.
Household tenure
The owner-occupied sector is the largest tenure and accounts for 43% of all households (44% in 2011) compared to 34% in the borough as a whole. 41% of households rent their home from a private landlord (36% in 2011) compared to 36% in H&F.
16% rent their home from a social housing provider (19% in 2011), compared to 30% in H&F. 7% rent from the council (ranked 2nd lowest), and 9% from housing associations (ranked 4th lowest).
Occupany levels
The proportion of households identified as living in overcrowded homes (have 1 fewer bedroom than required) is 5% (273 households) which is below the borough average of 9% (11% in London).
30% of households are under-occupied by 1 bedroom and a further 25% by 2 or more bedrooms (55% 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 Munster ward:
- 270 households have 1 fewer bedroom than required
- 2,101 households have the right number of bedrooms required
- 1,607 households have 1 bedroom more than required
- 1,322 households have 2 bedrooms more than required