WD3 1NZ Three Rivers
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rickmansworth Town. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Stockers Farm Road, Rickmansworth: 16 addresses
- Unnamed street near Stockers Farm Road, Moneyhill: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stockers Farm Road, Moneyhill: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Three Rivers in 2026-27: Band D £2,422 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,615 | £1,884 | £2,153 | £2,422 | £2,961 | £3,499 | £4,037 | £4,845 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (31% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Three Rivers.
Listed buildings
- BARN ABOUT 25 METRES NORTH WEST OF STOCKER'S FARM HOUSE, grade II
- BARN AND CART SHED ABOUT 35 METRES NORTH NORTH WEST OF STOCKER'S FARM HOUSE, grade II
- BRIDGE NUMBER 175 AT STOCKER'S LOCK, grade II
- GRANARY ABOUT 15 METRES WEST NORTH WEST OF STOCKER'S FARM HOUSE, grade II
- LONDON COAL DUTY MARKER ON TOWING PATH ABOUT 10 METRES SOUTH EAST OF STOCKER'S HOUSE, grade II
- STOCKERS FARM HOUSE, grade II
- STOCKERS HOUSE, grade II
- TWO BARNS ABOUT 20 METRES NORTH EAST OF STOCKER'S FARM HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Depot, Stockers Farm Road, Rickmansworth: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 3 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 44 m and 57 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rickmansworth 998,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Chorleywood 494,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Denham 212,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Rickmansworth Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stockers Farm Road The Grove | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Bury Lane Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gade And Chorleywood Health Centres | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Chief Cornerstone Pharmacy | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Inspire Dental Care | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Harefield Hospital | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Rickmansworth Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Rickmansworth Cashzone | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 23 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Ebury Play Area 4,230 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,180 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,380 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moor Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garett Wood | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Stocker's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 410 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Bury Lake | Lake or reservoir | 440 m (0.3 miles) north |
| High Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Juniper Hill | Hill | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Parrot's Dell | Valley | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 18 | 18 |
None of the postcode's 18 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Three Rivers: see them on the Three Rivers page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Stockers Farm Road.