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WD3 8SA

Penn & Mill End · Three Rivers · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8SB 36 m
WD3 8QB 48 m
WD3 8DL 61 m
WD3 8QA 91 m
WD3 8EB 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD3 8SA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD3
Postcode sector
WD3 8
Latitude
51.634913
Longitude
-0.495347
British National Grid easting
504,229
British National Grid northing
193,972

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
E00121045
Lower layer super output area
Three Rivers 009B · E01023836
Middle layer super output area
Three Rivers 009 · E02004964

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
6

  1. Shepherd Primary

    Community school

    216 m

  2. St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    364 m

  3. St John Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    391 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
924
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 325
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Other theft 129
  • Shoplifting 103
  • Public order 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.0
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 0.1% 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

    988 m

  • THE COLNE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82083

    988 m

  • HAREFIELD PRACTICE

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, HAREFIELD, UXBRIDGE, UB9 6JY

    ODS code E86007

    3.1 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.6 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    4.2 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

  • Hall Close

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.1 miles

  • Hall Close

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.1 miles

  • Whip & Collar PH

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.1 miles

  • Whip & Collar PH

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.1 miles

  • Shepherd JMI School

    BCT · Rickmansworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Three Rivers 009B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,348 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 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
4
Low risk addresses
6
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.

Schools

Published establishments

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. Shepherd Primary is the nearest published school at 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

924 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 325 events.

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