WD3 3TE postcode in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

WD3 3TE is a postcode in Rickmansworth, in the Dickinsons ward of Three Rivers. It is in the South West Hertfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Three Rivers: 92% Typical price £640,000 Homes sold in WD3 3, last 12 months. ▼ 0.8% on the year before Nearest station Watford High Street 2.7 km in a straight line

Where WD3 3TE is, and what is near it

Map of WD3 3TE and what is near it Map of WD3 3TE: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the WD3 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WD3 3DA: also in WD3 3WD3 3DB: also in WD3 3WD3 3DD: also in WD3 3WD3 3DE: also in WD3 3WD3 3DF: also in WD3 3WD3 3DG: also in WD3 3WD3 3DH: also in WD3 3WD3 3DJ: also in WD3 3WD3 3DQ: also in WD3 3WD3 3DY: also in WD3 3WD3 3EA: also in WD3 3WD3 3EB: also in WD3 3WD3 3ED: also in WD3 3WD3 3EE: also in WD3 3WD3 3EF: also in WD3 3WD3 3EG: also in WD3 3WD3 3EH: also in WD3 3WD3 3EQ: also in WD3 3WD3 3GL: also in WD3 3WD3 3GN: also in WD3 3WD3 3HG: also in WD3 3WD3 3HQ: also in WD3 3WD3 3LJ: also in WD3 3WD3 3LL: also in WD3 3WD3 3LN: also in WD3 3WD3 3LP: also in WD3 3WD3 3LR: also in WD3 3WD3 3LS: also in WD3 3WD3 3LT: also in WD3 3WD3 3LW: also in WD3 3WD3 3NN: also in WD3 3WD3 3QG: also in WD3 3WD3 3QJ: also in WD3 3WD3 3QL: also in WD3 3WD3 3QN: also in WD3 3WD3 3QP: also in WD3 3WD3 3QQ: also in WD3 3WD3 3QR: also in WD3 3WD3 3QS: also in WD3 3WD3 3QT: also in WD3 3WD3 3QU: also in WD3 3WD3 3QW: also in WD3 3WD3 3QX: also in WD3 3WD3 3QY: also in WD3 3WD3 3QZ: also in WD3 3WD3 3RA: also in WD3 3WD3 3RB: also in WD3 3WD3 3RD: also in WD3 3WD3 3RE: also in WD3 3WD3 3RF: also in WD3 3WD3 3RG: also in WD3 3WD3 3RQ: also in WD3 3WD3 3RT: also in WD3 3WD3 3RU: also in WD3 3WD3 3RX: also in WD3 3WD3 3RY: also in WD3 3WD3 3RZ: also in WD3 3WD3 3SA: also in WD3 3WD3 3SX: also in WD3 3WD3 3SY: also in WD3 3WD3 3TA: also in WD3 3WD3 3TB: also in WD3 3WD3 3TD: also in WD3 3WD3 3TF: also in WD3 3WD3 3TG: also in WD3 3WD3 3TL: also in WD3 3WD3 3TN: also in WD3 3WD3 3TP: also in WD3 3WD3 3TQ: also in WD3 3WD3 3TT: also in WD3 3WD3 3TW: also in WD3 3 New Road Surgery 1.1 kmWatford Junction station 2.8 kmDickinsons WD3 3TE Map of WD3 3TE and what is near it Map of WD3 3TE: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the WD3 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. New Road Surgery 1.1 kmWatford Junction station 2.8 kmDickinsons WD3 3TE
  • WD3 3TE
  • Other postcodes in WD3 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6502, longitude -0.4309)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WD3 3TE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WD3 3TE?

Every home and business at WD3 3TE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Three Rivers: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Three Rivers: 99%

The line marks the figure across Three Rivers.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WD3 3TE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Three Rivers District Council's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WD3 3TE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WD3 3TE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Three Rivers

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WD3 3TE: 1,611 properties in Three Rivers are at high risk (3.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Three Rivers

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WD3 3TE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WD3 3TE?

Homes in WD3 3 sold for a typical £640,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 133 sales, down 0.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£640,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£645,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £772,500 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £675,000 81 sales
  • Terraced £600,000 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £340,000 15 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WD3 district: a typical £639,000 from 435 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WD3 3TE

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in WD3 3TE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2026. The middle price was £333,750, from £240,000 to £345,000. Across WD3 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £640,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WD3 3TE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around WD3 3TE. Over half of them (51%) are in council tax band E. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WD3 3TE

Band D in Three Rivers for 2026‑27: £2,422. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,615 (band A) to £4,037 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,961.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,615
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,884
Band Cabout 90 (10%)£2,153
Band Dabout 230 (24%)£2,422
Band Eabout 480 (51%)£2,961
Band Fabout 90 (10%)£3,499
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,037
Band Hfewer than 5£4,845

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 33% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 30% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Three Rivers before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WD3 3TE is in (ONS area E01023825), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WD3 3TE?

The nearest open schools to WD3 3TE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD3 3TE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WD3 3TE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD3 3TE is Watford High Street Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Watford High Street Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Watford Junction Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Croxley Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 850 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Two Bridges, 111 m away.

More stations near WD3 3TE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WD3 3TE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD3 3TE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WD3 3TE?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD3 3TE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle
  • B&Q Car Park Charging point · 7 chargers 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WD3 3TE?

The nearest to the centre of WD3 3TE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WD3 3TE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WD3 3TE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD3 3TE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WD3 3TE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD3 3TE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WD3 3TE?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD3 3TE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WD3 3TE in a conservation area?

The centre of WD3 3TE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WD3 3TE?

Police.uk records 172 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD3 3TE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences61 reports
Anti-social behaviour40 reports
Other theft17 reports
Vehicle crime11 reports
Public order10 reports
Burglary7 reports

Also: shoplifting 7, criminal damage and arson 6, drugs 5, bicycle theft 4, robbery 2, theft from the person 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WD3 3TE

Ward
Dickinsons
Parish
Croxley Green
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Rickmansworth
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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