WD5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Abbots Langley, Hunton Bridge and Bedmond, in Three Rivers.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WD5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WD5, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WD5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WD5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WD5 at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.7 per 1,000 people across WD.
In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WD5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (302), anti-social behaviour (188) and other crime (98).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WD5 was 67.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WD5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WD5 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WD5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers 001A | 1,692 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| Three Rivers 001B | 1,549 | 47.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| Three Rivers 001C | 1,496 | 113.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| Three Rivers 001D | 1,581 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.5% |
| Three Rivers 002A | 1,798 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.5% |
| Three Rivers 002B | 1,443 | 88.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.2% |
| Three Rivers 002F | 1,246 | 86.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
MPs for WD5
- Mr Gagan MohindraConservativeMP for South West Hertfordshire95% of WD5’s postcodes
- Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratMP for St Albans2.3% of WD5’s postcodes
- Matt TurmaineLabourMP for Watford2.3% of WD5’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WD51
Postcode sectors in WD52
Council1
Towns in WD52
Postcode districts next to WD54
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WD postcode area2
WD5 in brief
WD5 is a postcode district covering Abbots Langley, Hunton Bridge and Bedmond, in Three Rivers.
About 11,284 people lived in WD5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £444,000 in 2025 across 149 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WD5 was £444,000 in 2025.
WD5 had 11,270 usual residents at the census.
In WD5, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WD5, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.