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WD3 1LH

Rickmansworth Town · Three Rivers · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rickmansworth Town
Local authority
Three Rivers
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD3 1LQ 264 m
WD3 1LJ 376 m
WD3 1LR 511 m
WD3 1QW 524 m
WD3 1LP 548 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD3 1LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2008
Terminated
1 November 2012
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 1
Latitude
51.633226
Longitude
-0.447878
British National Grid easting
507,518
British National Grid northing
193,853

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Three Rivers · E07000102
Electoral ward
Rickmansworth Town · E05009436
Parish or community
E04012658
Westminster constituency
South West Hertfordshire · E14001496
Output area
E00121112
Lower layer super output area
Three Rivers 011D · E01023849
Middle layer super output area
Three Rivers 011 · E02004966

Postcode source versions

Explore WD3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
42
Secondary
11

  1. Merchant Taylors' Prep School

    Other independent school

    767 m

  2. Harvey Road Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Rickmansworth School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
446
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Other theft 42
  • Vehicle crime 42
  • Burglary 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD3 1 residents
4,469

Age bands in WD3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

524 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

309 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.6%

1,245 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,084 residents

Age 65 and over
22.4%

913 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

    166 NEW ROAD, CROXLEY GREEN, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 3HD

    ODS code E82106

    1.6 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    2.0 km

  • GADE AND CHORLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRES

    GADE HOUSE, 99B UXBRIDGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 7DJ

    ODS code E82068

    2.4 km

  • THE COLNE PRACTICE

    COLNE HOUSE SURGERY, 99A UXBRIDGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 7DJ

    ODS code E82083

    2.4 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

    BRIDGEWATER HOUSE, 7 PRINTERS AVENUE, WATFORD, WD18 7QR

    ODS code E82013

    2.7 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

    BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES, 7 PRINTERS AVENUE, WATFORD, WD18 7QR

    ODS code Y08362

    2.7 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    2.9 km

  • HAREFIELD PRACTICE

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, HAREFIELD, UXBRIDGE, UB9 6JY

    ODS code E86007

    3.5 km

  • ACRE SURGERY

    NEAL CLOSE, ACRE WAY, NORTHWOOD, HA6 1TQ

    ODS code E86041

    4.1 km

  • CAREPOINT PRACTICE

    NORTHWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, NEAL CLOSE, NORTHWOOD, HA6 1TQ

    ODS code E86618

    4.1 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

    THE CONSULTING ROOMS, OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7RU

    ODS code E82020

    4.1 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    4.1 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    GROUND FLOOR, COLNE HOUSE, 21 UPTON ROAD, WATFORD, WD18 0JP

    ODS code E82045

    4.2 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    4.4 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    37A ST. JOHNS ROAD, WATFORD, WD17 1LS

    ODS code E82015

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Moor Park Station

    BCT · Moor Park

    0.7 miles

  • Ye Olde Greene Manne PH

    BCT · Batchworth Heath

    0.9 miles

  • Ye Olde Greene Manne PH

    BCT · Batchworth Heath

    0.9 miles

  • Harvey Road

    BCT · Croxley Green

    0.9 miles

  • Bateman Road

    BCT · Croxley Green

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Three Rivers 011D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,083 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

68 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 11 secondary schools. Merchant Taylors' Prep School is the nearest published school at 767 m.

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

Recorded crime

446 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

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