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Sarratt

Sarratt is a village in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 1,900. It has 5 bus stops and Chorleywood railway station 3.7 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sarratt area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Three Rivers area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 93,770 residents at roughly 1,056 people per km².

Council
Three Rivers
County
Hertfordshire
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
Police force
Hertfordshire
70/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 19th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% of them.

Low crime91
Home affordability23
Affordable rents25
Good schools95
Life expectancy77
Low deprivation92
Employment65
Low council tax54

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

16°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 10° · 38% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:30

13h 3m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

Crime

6 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Public order2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Burglary1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Rickmansworth and District · Hertfordshire

Local policing priorities

  • During our last survey residents asked us to focus on preventing burglary and retail related crime.
  • We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

46 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 40 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Chorleywood (3.7 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Chorleywood (3.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£580,120 average 1.2% YoY

Across Three Rivers · to 2026-06

Detached£1,179,599
Semi-detached£583,696
Terraced£452,565
Flat£288,214

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 175.7p · Asda (7.1 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

84 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 400 kW
  • Nearest: The Grove Hotel (3.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches22
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,422 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,615
B £1,884
C £2,153
D £2,422
E £2,961
F £3,499
G £4,037
H £4,845

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

Schools

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)

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

1,172 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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

181 applications decided

89% granted · 161 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Mr Gagan Mohindra

Conservative

South West Hertfordshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,840 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised · £32,309 avg

e.g. Chef de Partie - Part Time, Junior Sous Chef, Waiter/Waitress

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

61% low-carbon electricity

Gas 38% · Wind 36% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 10%

160 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 81.2 yrs 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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Sarratt · 0.4 km

    Sarratt is a village and civil parish in Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Rickmansworth near the border with Buckinghamshire. The chalk stream, the River Chess, r…

  • Sarratt Bottom nature reserve · 1.3 km

    Sarratt Bottom nature Reserve in Hertfordshire is a 3.2-hectare (7.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. The site is a meadow beside the River Chess. It is an example of damp grassland which has been…

  • Belsize, Hertfordshire · 1.6 km

    Belsize is a hamlet in Sarratt civil parish, Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England, situated less than a mile from Chipperfield and Sarratt.

  • The Manor House, Chipperfield · 2.1 km

    The Manor House is a country house in Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, England. It dates from the late medieval period. It has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since December 1986.

  • Frogmore Meadows · 2.2 km

    Frogmore Meadows is a 4.6-hectare (11-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, north of the village of Chenies. It consists of two meadows in the Chilterns Area of Out…

  • South West Hertfordshire · 2.2 km

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

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Sarratt?
Sarratt is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Three Rivers local authority.
What is the population of Sarratt?
Sarratt has an approximate settlement population of 1,900.
How deprived is Sarratt?
The Three Rivers local authority, which includes Sarratt, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.