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WD3 3AW

Dickinsons · Three Rivers · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dickinsons
Local authority
Three Rivers
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD3 4AA 108 m
WD3 3AB 145 m
WD3 1AT 197 m
WD3 3FA 225 m
WD3 3FJ 252 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD3 3AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 3
Latitude
51.643668
Longitude
-0.461035
British National Grid easting
506,583
British National Grid northing
194,995

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Three Rivers · E07000102
Electoral ward
Dickinsons · E05009429
Parish or community
E04012293
Westminster constituency
South West Hertfordshire · E14001496
Output area
E00120985
Lower layer super output area
Three Rivers 006F · E01023826
Middle layer super output area
Three Rivers 006 · E02004961

Postcode source versions

Explore WD3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
36
Secondary
9

  1. Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    291 m

  2. Rickmansworth School

    Academy converter

    415 m

  3. Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School

    Academy converter

    484 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
969
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 374
  • Anti social behaviour 161
  • Shoplifting 93
  • Other theft 80
  • Public order 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD3 3 residents
12,571

Age bands in WD3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

2,484 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,287 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

2,876 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

3,531 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

2,362 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    1.1 km

  • GADE AND CHORLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRES

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

    ODS code E82068

    1.6 km

  • THE COLNE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82083

    1.6 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    2.8 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    2.8 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    3.3 km

  • HAREFIELD PRACTICE

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, HAREFIELD, UXBRIDGE, UB9 6JY

    ODS code E86007

    4.1 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    4.4 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    4.4 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

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Scots Bridge

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.1 miles

  • Scots Bridge

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.1 miles

  • Roman Catholic Church

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.3 miles

  • The Sportsman PH

    BCT · Croxley Green

    0.3 miles

  • St Joan of Arc School

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Three Rivers 006F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,065 of 33,755

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

58 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 9 secondary schools. Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

969 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 374 events.

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