Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17996
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17996 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near HP3 8SD
Crime trends · near HP3 8SD
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -34%
ASB
6
YoY -45%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
47
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,579
White Brit.83.5%
Indian4.1%
Other White3.5%
White Irish2.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,586
Christian55.2%
No religion33.2%
Not answered5.4%
Hindu3.0%
Jewish1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,170
75–8472.9%
35–496.2%
16–194.8%
65–744.4%
25–344.0%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.8%
Households
Total households: 611
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Any member 66+15.6%
Other11.3%
All members 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.8%
+ 8 other households · 37.2%
Administrative Information
Three Rivers
Local Authority
Council Area
South West Hertfordshire E14001496
Constituency
E14001496
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Gade Valley
Constituency code
E14001496
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Abbots Langley
International Territorial Level
Three Rivers
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Three Rivers 001D E01023807
E01023807
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Three Rivers 001 E02004956
E02004956
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Three Rivers 001D E01023807
E01023807
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Three Rivers 001 E02004956
E02004956
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode HP3 8SD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 17996
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023807 and MSOA E02004956 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HP3 8SD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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