Three Rivers
Three Rivers is a town in Hertfordshire, England. It features around 2 GPs & clinics, 1 supermarket, and 5 restaurants & cafés, along with 4 bus stops and Croxley railway station 1.7 km away. There were around 25 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 8 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Three Rivers is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 93,770 residents at roughly 1,056 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 19th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 5° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:27
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
33US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
29 reported · August 2026▼ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Public order4
- Other theft3
Neighbourhood team: Rickmansworth and District · Hertfordshire
Local policing priorities
- Thank you to everyone who completed our latest local policing priorities survey. Following an analysis of public feedback, our priorities…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
114 reported road collisions (2025)
28 killed or seriously injured · 168 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
202 food businesses within 2 miles
- 172 rated 4–5 ★ (143 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Croxley (1.7 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rickmansworth (2.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£590,232 average▲ 0.9% YoY
Across Three Rivers · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,826 average monthly rent▲ 2.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,275
- 2 bed £1,588
- 3 bed £1,972
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
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
Property sales
1,006 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · Esso (4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (4 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
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
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools25
- Sports pitches24
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
93,770 residents in Three Rivers · 1,056/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,458
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,971
- Net moves+487
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 275 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
43 schools · 18,542 pupils
28 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 13 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
37 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Parmiter's SchoolOutstanding
- Rickmansworth SchoolOutstanding
- St Clement Danes SchoolOutstanding
- Croxley Danes SchoolGood
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
- Saint Michael's Catholic High School
- The Reach Free School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Three Rivers
Care & health services
1,176 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices171
- Dentists296
- Homecare agencies330
- Hospitals & hospices34
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
209 applications decided
90.9% granted · 190 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat (minority)
- Lab 2
- Con 14
- LD 18
- Grn 3
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,965 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Health
Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hertfordshire): 65.5 women · 65.4 men
57% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Hertfordshire:
- Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities318 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND211 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth148 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks139 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules122 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Whippendell Wood · 1.2 kmWhippendell 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…
Chess Valley RFC · 1.3 kmChess 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…
South West Hertfordshire · 1.5 kmSouth West Hertfordshire is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, represented since 2019 by Gagan Mohindra, a Conservative.
Croxley Green Windmill · 1.6 kmCroxley 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…
- 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)