WD3 4DU

Chorleywood North & Sarratt · Three Rivers · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rickmansworth
Local authority
Three Rivers
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD3 4DY 91 m
WD3 4DS 108 m
WD3 4DZ 140 m
WD3 4DT 154 m
WD3 4EE 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD3 4DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 4
Latitude
51.647975
Longitude
-0.480345
British National Grid easting
505,237
British National Grid northing
195,446

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Three Rivers · E07000102
Parish or community
E04004812
Westminster constituency
South West Hertfordshire · E14001496
Output area
E00120933
Lower layer super output area
Three Rivers 004A · E01023812
Middle layer super output area
Three Rivers 004 · E02004959

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Spinney, 78, The Drive, Rickmansworth, WD3 4DU 26 September 2024 £2,850,000
94, The Drive, Rickmansworth, WD3 4DU 9 August 2024 £1,850,000
90, The Drive, Rickmansworth, WD3 4DU 2 July 2024 £1,830,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
23
Secondary
8
  1. Charlotte House Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    56 m
  2. Royal Masonic School for Girls

    Other independent school

    466 m
  3. Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,098
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 391
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Other theft 152
  • Shoplifting 147
  • Public order 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

27 female, 15 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
3.5
WD3 4 residents
4,338

Age bands in WD3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

621 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

495 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

778 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

1,292 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

870 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD3 4 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

7

within 5 km

  • GADE AND CHORLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRES

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

    ODS code E82068

    1.3 km

  • THE COLNE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82083

    1.3 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    2.3 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    4.0 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    4.0 km

  • HAREFIELD PRACTICE

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, HAREFIELD, UXBRIDGE, UB9 6JY

    ODS code E86007

    4.4 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    4.4 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

  • Royal Masonic School

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.2 miles
  • Loudwater Lane

    BCT · Chorleywood

    0.2 miles
  • Royal Masonic School

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.2 miles
  • Harewood

    BCT · Chorleywood

    0.2 miles
  • Harewood

    BCT · Chorleywood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Three Rivers 004A, 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

33,092 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,850,000 from 5 recorded sales in WD3 4DU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Three Rivers is £580,120 in June 2026, down 1.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

38 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 8 secondary schools. Charlotte House Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 56 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,098 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 391 events.

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