# WD3 9XJ: area report for a postcode in Three Rivers

WD3 9XJ 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 9XJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) › [WD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd3) › [WD3 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd3-9)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 80% on July. Three Rivers 009C: 121 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **Rickmansworth, 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **2 of 12 properties in WD3 9XJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Three Rivers 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **£590,816 average price**: For the whole of Three Rivers, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD3 9XJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WD3 9XJ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-cross-junior-mixed-infant-and-nursery-school-e117266) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Reach Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-reach-free-school-e139662) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| May 2026 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 520 m |
| May 2025 | £490,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 540 m |
| March 2025 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 540 m |
| April 2025 | £645,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 560 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Rickmansworth Maple Cross (790 m, Morrisons)

## 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.0** (2025). Three Rivers 009C has a deprivation score of 14.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,296th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £445,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Three Rivers 009C was £445,000 in 2025. Joint 6,580th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,635** (2021). Three Rivers 009C had 1,635 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,413th 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: 88.9%** (January 2026). In Three Rivers 009C, 88.9% 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: 51.6175, -0.5068

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=-0.5068,51.6175,WD39XJ

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