Three Rivers

12°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 22° / 12° · 32% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:25

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

46 reported · July 2026▲ 44% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour14
• Violence & sexual offences13
• Public order6
• Shoplifting6

Neighbourhood team: Rickmansworth and District · Hertfordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

104 reported road collisions (2024)

13 killed or seriously injured · 139 casualties · 11.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

205 food businesses within 2 miles

• 175 rated 4–5 ★ (145 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Croxley (1.7 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£580,120 average▼ 1.2% YoY

Across Three Rivers · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,820 average monthly rent▲ 2.6% YoY

• 1 bed £1,272
• 2 bed £1,584
• 3 bed £1,966

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

10.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.7 times median annual pay (12.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · Esso (4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (4.9 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

87 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Red House (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools25
• Sports pitches24
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

93,770 residents in Three Rivers · 1,056/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 291 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,422 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (26% of 39,180)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

42 schools · 18,542 pupils

28 primary · 7 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 13 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

37inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Three Rivers

1,172 CQC-registered services

• Care homes257
• GP practices170
• Dentists295
• Homecare agencies329
• Hospitals & hospices34

CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire

• Within the Green Belt
• 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

181 applications decided

89% granted · 161 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Liberal Democrat (minority)

• Lab 2
• Con 14
• LD 18
• Grn 3
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,840 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£892 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£37,848 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 39,220 certificates

7.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction6.8
• Feeling worthwhile7.0
• Happiness yesterday7.0
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Hertfordshire:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s367 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership305 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office303 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities263 local signatures · 16,437 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need259 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• 
  Whippendell Wood · 1.2 km

  Whippendell Wood is an ancient woodland on the edges of Watford, England, covering an area of 165.3 acres (66.9 ha). It is owned and managed by Watford Borough Council. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and…

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  Chess Valley RFC · 1.3 km

  Chess Valley RFC is a rugby union club originally from Rickmansworth but now based in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire. It is a member of the Hertfordshire RFU and the Rugby Football Union. It is a community club and fiel…

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  South West Hertfordshire · 1.5 km

  South West Hertfordshire is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, represented since 2019 by Gagan Mohindra, a Conservative.

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  Croxley Green Windmill · 1.6 km

  Croxley Green Windmill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

• Croxley Green · 1.7 km

  Croxley Green is both a village and a suburb of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is also a civil parish. Located on the A412 between Watford to the northeast and Rickmansworth to the southwest, it is approx…

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  Croxley tube station · 1.7 km

  Croxley is a London Underground station. It is located on Watford Road (A412) in Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. The station is on the Watford branch of the Metropolitan line, between Watford and Moor Par…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)