UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/three-rivers
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Three Rivers
Homes in Three Rivers sold for a median of £550,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,074 standard sales.
That makes it the second most expensive of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 21%, from £455,000 in 2016 to £550,000 in 2025, the third smallest rise of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 501 | £975,000 | £783,000 to £1,383,000 | £6,242/m²from 25 sales |
| Semi-detached | 661 | £601,000 | £500,000 to £729,000 | £5,905/m²from 23 sales |
| Terraced | 492 | £450,000 | £410,000 to £540,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 420 | £315,000 | £256,000 to £380,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Three Rivers, at 32% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 24%.
Detached houses stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £975,000 here, 109% more than the £466,000 across the region.
280 sales in Three Rivers, or 14%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,786 per m², 48% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Three Rivers and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- St Albans£621,000
- Three Rivers, this council area£550,000
- Hertsmere£545,000
- Epping Forest£515,000
- Brentwood£500,000
- Cambridge£490,000
- Uttlesford£465,000
- Dacorum£450,000
- East Hertfordshire£450,000
- Welwyn Hatfield£435,000
- Broxbourne£433,000
- South Cambridgeshire£432,000
- North Hertfordshire£425,000
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
Postcode districts in Three Rivers
The dearest district was WD3 (Rickmansworth), at £635,000, and the cheapest was WD5 (Abbots Langley), at £449,000.
Post towns in Three Rivers, by number of sales: Rickmansworth (WD3), Watford (WD19), Abbots Langley (WD5).
- WD3Rickmansworth, 1,041 salesMedian price £635,000Price per square metre £6,457Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- WD19Watford, 625 salesMedian price £461,000Price per square metre £5,760Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- WD5Abbots Langley, 270 salesMedian price £449,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- New Road, Croxley Green (WD3)30 sales
- Bridlington Road, Watford (WD19)24 sales
- St Andrews Way, Watford (WD19)23 sales
- High Street, Rickmansworth (WD3)22 sales
- Mallard Road, Abbots Langley (WD5)20 sales
- Prestwick Road, Watford (WD19)19 sales
- Watford Road, Croxley Green (WD3)19 sales
- Hayling Road, Watford (WD19)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Abbots Road, Abbots Langley (WD5, detached houses, £1,084,000), Brookdene Avenue, Watford (WD19, detached houses, £822,500) and Ebury Road, Rickmansworth (WD3, £727,500).
The cheapest were Tylersfield, Abbots Langley (WD5, flats, £247,500), High Street, Rickmansworth (WD3, £265,000) and Bridlington Road, Watford (WD19, flats, £300,000).
Living in Three Rivers
Crime
55 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 80 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
92% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
79% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 73 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,422 a year in Three Rivers for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Three Rivers's figures come from 2,074 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 3 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Three Rivers, so their sales add up to 1,936 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.