# HP3 8RZ: area report for a postcode in Three Rivers

HP3 8RZ is a postcode in Three Rivers.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Three Rivers. Open the map at HP3 8RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) › [HP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp3) › [HP3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Three Rivers 001F: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **Apsley, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **No property in HP3 8RZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Three Rivers 001F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **£590,816 average price**: For the whole of Three Rivers, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **94.3% can get gigabit broadband at HP3 8RZ**: Superfast for 94.3%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at HP3 8RZ**: Road 45 dB, rail 51 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abbot's Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbots-hill-school-e117600) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Kings Langley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-langley-primary-school-e117283) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nash Mills Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nash-mills-church-of-england-primary-school-e117418) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Langley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-langley-school-e139036) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chambersbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chambersbury-primary-school-e117214) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Belswains Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belswains-primary-school-e117365) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £630,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2023 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| December 2023 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| March 2025 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 390 m |
| August 2026 | £755,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| May 2026 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £590,816** (July 2026). Three Rivers’ average house price was £590,816 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,980** (2025). Full-time workers living in Three Rivers earned a median of £43,980 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 64th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 13.4×** (2025). A home in Three Rivers costs 13.4 times local full-time pay. 10th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). Three Rivers has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 23rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Three Rivers 001F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Three Rivers 001F has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £595,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Three Rivers 001F was £595,000 in 2025. Joint 2,747th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,483** (2021). Three Rivers 001F had 1,483 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,307th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 57.7%** (January 2026). In Three Rivers 001F, 57.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## HP3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £463,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP3 was £463,500 in 2025. Joint 384th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,238** (2021). HP3 had 35,238 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 642nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in HP3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.7%** (January 2026). In HP3, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers)
- Centre: 51.7230, -0.4458

Council: [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South West Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-hertfordshire): Mr Gagan Mohindra (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4458,51.7230,HP38RZ

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