Buying a home in WD3, Rickmansworth. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£654kmost £579k–£785k
Houses per m²£7,026flats £5,340
Sold last year3132,269 in five years
Prices in Three Rivers+2.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WD3 sold for £654,070 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £579,055 and £785,111, for about 93 m² of space.

313 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £238k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WD3 9 (£6,096) and the most in WD3 5 (£7,513).

Across Three Rivers, prices are up 2.3% on a year ago and up 9.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,972 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,983 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £131,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.

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House prices in WD3 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£306,830£286k–£429k43 m²25
2£502,930£448k–£581k68 m²343
3£654,070£579k–£785k93 m²762
4£836,905£715k–£1.01m122 m²293
5+£1,278,379£981k–£1.6m183 m²442

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£307k£503k£654k£837k£1.28m
Detached—£699k£863k£1.03m£1.37m
Semi-detached£354k£554k£650k£758k£902k
Terraced£300k£480k£588k£646k£752k
Flats£238k£343k£373k£533k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WD3

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
WD3 1£7,332£5,730
WD3 3£7,049£4,884
WD3 4£6,847£5,414
WD3 5£7,513£5,327
WD3 6£7,393—
WD3 7£7,124£5,193
WD3 8£6,416£5,148
WD3 9£6,096£4,015

Schools near WD3

Best state primary within 2 kmRickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmWatford Grammar School for Boys84.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%9 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in WD17 is about 103 m² for £651k.

Questions about WD3

Is WD3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Three Rivers are up 2.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (84.4% against 43.8%); 313 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in WD3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WD3 sold for £654,070 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £579,055 and £785,111.

How many homes sell in WD3 each year?

313 homes sold in the last year and 2,269 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near WD3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near WD3?

For a 3-bedroom house, WD18 (£467k, 5 km), WD24 (£512k, 7 km), WD19 (£528k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.