WD3 5QY

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD3 5NA 16 m
WD3 5PF 32 m
WD3 5ND 39 m
WD3 5LN 59 m
WD3 5NE 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD3 5QY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 5
Latitude
51.654543
Longitude
-0.517956
British National Grid easting
502,620
British National Grid northing
196,123

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
E00120938
Lower layer super output area
Three Rivers 005C · E01023817
Middle layer super output area
Three Rivers 005 · E02004960

Postcode source versions

Explore WD3

42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Betjeman Gardens, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5QY 31 October 2025 £820,000
8, Betjeman Gardens, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5QY 1 September 2022 £510,000
22, Betjeman Gardens, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5QY 12 November 2021 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. The Russell School

    Community school

    664 m
  2. Chorleywood Primary School

    Community school

    954 m
  3. St Clement Danes School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
330
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 110
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Burglary 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

17 female, 17 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

4

within 5 km

  • GADE AND CHORLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRES

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

    ODS code E82068

    3.2 km

  • THE COLNE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82083

    3.2 km

  • LITTLE CHALFONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82621

    3.7 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chorleywood Railway Station

    BCT · Chorleywood

    0.0 miles
  • Chorleywood Rail Station

    RSE · Chorleywood

    0.0 miles
  • Chorleywood Underground Station

    TMU · Chorleywood

    0.0 miles
  • Chorleywood Rail Station

    RLY · Chorleywood

    0.0 miles
  • Chorleywood Underground Station

    MET · Chorleywood

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Three Rivers 005C, 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

32,207 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Property market

The five-year median is £550,000 from 3 recorded sales in WD3 5QY. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Russell School is the nearest published school at 664 m.

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

Recorded crime

330 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 110 events.

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