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WD5 postcode area · Three Rivers

The WD5 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dacorum, St Albans, Three Rivers, Watford. Area Scores range from 37 to 93 across them. Every full WD5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WD5 district contains both ends of the scale: Kings Langley at 93 out of 100 (#478 of 6,856 in England) against Holywell at 38, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. 5 of the 6 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 £385,000 in Holywell to £725,000 in Croxley North & Sarratt — a 1.9× gap within the WD5 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Dacorum, St Albans, Three Rivers and Watford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,203a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied69%

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 WD5 district

£441,169median home sold over the past year · -2.0% over 5 years · +0.3% over the year · 141 sales
Detached£911,250
Semi-detached£575,000
Terraced£425,000
Flat£260,000
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
Kings LangleyDacorum 47893 £616,500
Bricket Wood & Chiswell GreenSt Albans 51292 £630,000
Croxley North & SarrattThree Rivers 62291 £725,000
Abbots LangleyThree Rivers 1,53478 £500,000
Leavesden & Garston ManorThree Rivers 2,21968 £445,000
HolywellWatford 4,26238 £385,000

People living in WD5 Census 2021

Residents51,506
Median age (est.)41
Density801per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above40%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 15%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 13%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 13%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 31% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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 WD5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WD5 district.

Croxley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WD5.

WD4 WD24 WD17 WD25 WD2 HP3 WD1 WD18

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.