# WD4 8SZ: area report for a postcode in Three Rivers

WD4 8SZ 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 WD4 8SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) › [WD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd4) › [WD4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Three Rivers 003C: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **Kings Langley, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **No property in WD4 8SZ 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=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Three Rivers 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **£590,816 average price**: For the whole of Three Rivers, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **73% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at WD4 8SZ**: Road 72 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **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=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ
- **13.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-langleybury-e117417) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/divine-saviour-roman-catholic-primary-school-e146922) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tanners-wood-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e117178) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elderwood House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elderwood-house-school-e152656) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Breakspeare School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/breakspeare-school-e117681) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Holy Rood Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-rood-catholic-primary-school-e146903) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £322,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| August 2025 | £748,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| February 2026 | £825,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| August 2025 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Spar - Abbots Langley (970 m, Spar)

## 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.7** (2025). Three Rivers 003C has a deprivation score of 9.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,381st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Three Rivers 003C was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 5,634th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,102** (2021). Three Rivers 003C had 2,102 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,900th 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: 80.5%** (January 2026). In Three Rivers 003C, 80.5% 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.

## WD4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £575,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD4 was £575,000 in 2025. Joint 169th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,155** (2021). WD4 had 11,155 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 782nd least 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WD4 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: 81.4%** (January 2026). In WD4, 81.4% 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: 51.6936, -0.4371

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.4371,51.6936,WD48SZ

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