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WD3 8RT

Penn & Mill End · Three Rivers · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rickmansworth
Ward
Penn & Mill End
Local authority
Three Rivers
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD3 8RB 55 m
WD3 8RD 61 m
WD3 8JS 75 m
WD3 8RR 80 m
WD3 8JT 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD3 8RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 8
Latitude
51.640391
Longitude
-0.499645
British National Grid easting
503,919
British National Grid northing
194,575

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Three Rivers · E07000102
Electoral ward
Penn & Mill End · E05009435
Parish or community
E43000252
Westminster constituency
South West Hertfordshire · E14001496
Output area
E00121097
Lower layer super output area
Three Rivers 007B · E01023848
Middle layer super output area
Three Rivers 007 · E02004962

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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62 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Harriet Walker Way, Rickmansworth, WD3 8RT 27 March 2025 £570,000
19, Harriet Walker Way, Rickmansworth, WD3 8RT 26 July 2024 £475,000
11, Harriet Walker Way, Rickmansworth, WD3 8RT 20 December 2022 £187,729

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. Shepherd Primary

    Community school

    472 m

  2. Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    662 m

  3. St John Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    683 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
814
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 279
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Other theft 120
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Public order 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

24 female, 28 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.7
WD3 8 residents
6,165

Age bands in WD3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.5%

1,332 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

690 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

1,803 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,769 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

905 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD3 8 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

5

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

    3.7 km

  • HAREFIELD PRACTICE

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, HAREFIELD, UXBRIDGE, UB9 6JY

    ODS code E86007

    3.8 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    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

  • Shepherds Lane

    BCT · Berry Lane Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Shepherd JMI School

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.3 miles

  • The Queens Drive

    BCT · Berry Lane Estate

    0.3 miles

  • Windsor Way

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.3 miles

  • Windsor Way

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Three Rivers 007B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,691 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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 £570,000 from 5 recorded sales in WD3 8RT. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Shepherd Primary is the nearest published school at 472 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

814 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 279 events.

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