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HP3 8RU

Gade Valley · Three Rivers · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hemel Hempstead
Ward
Gade Valley
Local authority
Three Rivers
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
Postcode district
HP3
Postcode sector
HP3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP3 8RX 66 m
HP3 8RT 162 m
WD4 8JE 177 m
HP3 8RY 244 m
HP3 8RZ 250 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP3 8RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP3
Postcode sector
HP3 8
Latitude
51.724496
Longitude
-0.448461
British National Grid easting
507,262
British National Grid northing
204,002

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Three Rivers · E07000102
Electoral ward
Gade Valley · E05009431
Parish or community
E04004811
Westminster constituency
South West Hertfordshire · E14001496
Output area
E00120899
Lower layer super output area
Three Rivers 001F · E01035600
Middle layer super output area
Three Rivers 001 · E02004956

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Lower Road, Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RU 30 June 2011 £270,000
1, Lower Road, Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RU 1 June 2007 £286,000
2, Lower Road, Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RU 18 September 2003 £184,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
37
Secondary
7

  1. Abbot's Hill School

    Other independent school

    632 m

  2. Nash Mills Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    939 m

  3. Kings Langley Primary School

    Community school

    967 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
838
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 325
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Other theft 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Public order 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.4
HP3 8 residents
10,125

Age bands in HP3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,813 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,086 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,297 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,436 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,759 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    1.3 km

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    1.4 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    1.8 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

    163 LONDON ROAD, APSLEY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9SQ

    ODS code E82009

    2.0 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    87-89 HIGH STREET, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0AL

    ODS code E82046

    3.0 km

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

    EVEREST HOUSE, EVEREST WAY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4HY

    ODS code E82051

    3.4 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    3.7 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 KATHERINE PLACE, COLLEGE ROAD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0BT

    ODS code E82105

    4.0 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.1 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

    PARKWOOD DRIVE SURGERY, PARKWOOD DRIVE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 2LD

    ODS code E82091

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hyde Lane

    BCT · Kings Langley

    0.0 miles

  • Hyde Lane

    BCT · Kings Langley

    0.0 miles

  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Kings Langley

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Kings Langley

    0.2 miles

  • Rucklers Lane

    BCT · Nash Mills

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Three Rivers 001F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,116 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

53 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. Abbot's Hill School is the nearest published school at 632 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

838 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 325 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.