WD3 postcode area · Three Rivers

The WD3 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire, Hillingdon, Three Rivers, Watford. Area Scores range from 36 to 99 across them. Every full WD3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WD3 district: Moor Park & Batchworth scores 100 out of 100 (#19 of 6,856 nationally) while Harefield sits at 36 — neighbours on the map, 64 points apart on the index. 10 of the 13 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £460,000 in Harefield to £1,150,000 in Moor Park & Batchworth — a 2.5× gap within the WD3 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Buckinghamshire, Hillingdon, Three Rivers and Watford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,189a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime49per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied75%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WD3 district

£650,000median home sold over the past year · +11.1% over 5 years · +3.2% over the year · 549 sales
Detached£1,075,000
Semi-detached£666,000
Terraced£522,500
Flat£340,000
Three Rivers£550,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Moor Park & BatchworthThree Rivers 19100 £1,150,000
ChorleywoodThree Rivers 32100 £822,000
Croxley GreenThree Rivers 3999 £615,000
Rickmansworth North & LoudwaterThree Rivers 8799 £819,000
CassioburyWatford 23197 £775,000
Chalfont Common & St Peter EastBuckinghamshire 27296 £775,000
Croxley North & SarrattThree Rivers 62291 £725,000
Rickmansworth WestThree Rivers 74589 £585,000
Ducks HillHillingdon 91087 £635,000
Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & LatimerBuckinghamshire 1,41779 £765,000
DenhamBuckinghamshire 2,54163 £546,500
Mill End, Heronsgate & Maple CrossThree Rivers 3,27552 £465,000
HarefieldHillingdon 4,37236 £460,000

People living in WD3 Census 2021

Residents98,701
Median age (est.)45
Density531per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above47%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 22% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors22%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 74%Asian: 18%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 74%Asian 18%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 29% · Hindu 9%

Born outside the UK: 20%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WD3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WD3 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WD3.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.