WD3 5BB

Chorleywood South & Maple Cross · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD3 5BA 40 m
WD3 5AX 62 m
WD3 5BJ 66 m
WD3 5PD 92 m
WD3 5BN 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD3 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 5
Latitude
51.647157
Longitude
-0.528387
British National Grid easting
501,915
British National Grid northing
195,287

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
E00120944
Lower layer super output area
Three Rivers 005A · E01023815
Middle layer super output area
Three Rivers 005 · E02004960

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Rosa Cottages, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BB 4 June 2026 £610,000
2, Rosa Cottages, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BB 9 April 2024 £595,000
Aberdeen House, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BB 22 February 2022 £755,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Chorleywood Primary School

    Community school

    364 m
  2. The Russell School

    Community school

    887 m
  3. St Clement Danes School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
275
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 87
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Burglary 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

12 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
WD3 5 residents
7,692

Age bands in WD3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,362 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

808 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.2%

1,298 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

2,346 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,716 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD3 5 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

4

within 5 km

  • GADE AND CHORLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRES

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

    ODS code E82068

    3.5 km

  • THE COLNE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82083

    3.5 km

  • LITTLE CHALFONT SURGERY

    200 WHITE LION ROAD, LITTLE CHALFONT, AMERSHAM, HP7 9NU

    ODS code K82621

    3.5 km

  • THE MISBOURNE SURGERY

    CHURCH LANE, CHALFONT ST. PETER, GERRARDS CROSS, SL9 9RR

    ODS code K82051

    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

  • Shire Lane

    BCT · The Swillett

    0.1 miles
  • The Stag PH

    BCT · The Swillett

    0.1 miles
  • The Stag PH

    BCT · The Swillett

    0.1 miles
  • Shire Lane

    BCT · The Swillett

    0.1 miles
  • Stag Lane

    BCT · The Swillett

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Three Rivers 005A, 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

32,428 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £610,000 from 3 recorded sales in WD3 5BB. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chorleywood Primary School is the nearest published school at 364 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

275 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 87 events.

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