Bricket Wood belongs to homeowners in middle age and beyond. More than eight in ten own their homes. The typical resident is nearing fifty. Renters are a small minority, and students hardly register. In most streets, the newest thing is someone's extension.
At the 2021 Census, the source for every population figure here, about 83% of Bricket Wood's households owned their homes. About 12% rented privately and about 4% rented from a social landlord. Out of nearly 2,000 households, the private rental market amounts to a few streets' worth of homes.
The median resident is 48, and people aged 25 to 44 make up about 22% of the population. That is the age bracket in which most people buy their first home, and at Bricket Wood's prices it makes sense that so few of them live here.
The Office for National Statistics models median household income across the area at about £69,000 a year before tax, for the financial year to March 2023. After tax the same households had about £51,000, and that is the money a mortgage is actually paid from.
About 25% of households are one person living alone, and about 13% are a single pensioner living alone, which is part of that 25%. Couples with dependent children make up about 21% of households, and lone parents about 8%. The school run happens in Bricket Wood, though it involves a smaller share of the village than the age of the houses might suggest.
About 38% of adults hold a degree and about 15% have no formal qualifications. Full-time students make up about 2% of residents. The mix runs from professionals to people who left school and went straight to work, and few residents are still studying.
The residents are comfortable and mostly middle-aged, and they own their homes. Bricket Wood is a village people buy into and then stay in.