# WD3 8RL: area report for a postcode in Three Rivers

WD3 8RL 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 WD3 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) › [WD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd3) › [WD3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Three Rivers 007A: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **Rickmansworth, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **No property in WD3 8RL 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=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Three Rivers 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **£590,816 average price**: For the whole of Three Rivers, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD3 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WD3 8RL**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arnett-hills-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e117289) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shepherd Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shepherd-primary-e117096) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-catholic-primary-school-e146859) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e117448) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Reach Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-reach-free-school-e139662) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Charlotte House Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlotte-house-preparatory-school-e117635) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Royal Masonic School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-masonic-school-for-girls-e117641) | Independent | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chorleywood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorleywood-primary-school-e117093) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £610,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2023 | £590,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £780,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £535,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2023 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TUDOR PHARMACY (410 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (330 m); RICKMANSWORTH ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE LTD (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Rickmansworth Express (440 m, Tesco); M&S Mill End Rickmansworth BP (960 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.4** (2025). Three Rivers 007A has a deprivation score of 6.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,401st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £569,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Three Rivers 007A was £569,500 in 2025. Joint 3,218th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,893** (2021). Three Rivers 007A had 1,893 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,378th most 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Three Rivers 007A, 100.0% 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.

## WD3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £655,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD3 was £655,000 in 2025. Joint 100th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,172** (2021). WD3 had 43,172 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 352nd 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: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in WD3 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: 93.3%** (January 2026). In WD3, 93.3% 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: 51.6413, -0.4974

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=-0.4974,51.6413,WD38RL

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