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165 recorded sales · median £184,950 · Three Rivers
Three Rivers Council · Liberal Democrat minority — no overall control 18/39 seats · 46% · OCD 2026
71/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£185k
median price
6.5
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£185k
median sold price
10.7 yrs
of local pay to buy
15 min
London — fastest
6
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
43
schools total
6.5
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
185
Violence — most
11.3
NO₂ · WHO 10
3.7%
in a flood zone
196
green spaces
7.5
PM2.5 · WHO 5
139
eat & drink
36
shops
83.6%
gigabit
14
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£220,000 in 2011 → £450,500 in 2024
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Three Rivers, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £184,950. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 12.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2024 · 4 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 165 sales£184,950
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.7× · five-year average 12.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Three Rivers18.1%
Of the homes across Three Rivers that sold again within five years, 18.1% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses10%
Terraced houses3.8%
Flats19.7%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new25.4%
Bought second-hand15.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16.8% · ~8.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (568 resale pairs) across Three Rivers — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership71%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,351
Three Rivers District Council£213
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,567
Band B£1,828
Band C£2,090
Band D (baseline)£2,351
Band E£2,873
Band F£3,395
Band G£3,918
Band H£4,701
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Three Rivers how Balmoral Road compares · from Three Rivers
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Carpenders Park +19.8%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenders Park | £515,000 | +19.8% | 154 |
| Croxley Green | £655,000 | +18.8% | 246 |
| South Oxhey | £415,000 | +15.8% | 260 |
| Watford Heath | £712,500 | +14% | 64 |
| Northwood | £1,125,000 | +13.9% | 60 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Balmoral Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Balmoral Road | Detached | — | — | £575,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 65 BALMORAL ROAD ABBOTS LANGLEY | Terraced | — | — | £467,000 | Jun 2025 |
| 27 Balmoral Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £535,000 | Nov 2024 |
| 33, Balmoral Road | Terraced | — | — | £570,000 | Aug 2024 |
| 5, Balmoral Road | Terraced | — | — | £352,500 | Mar 2024 |
| 35, Balmoral Road | Terraced | — | — | £366,000 | Jan 2024 |
| 71, Balmoral Road | Terraced | — | — | £445,000 | Nov 2022 |
| 52, Balmoral Road | Other | — | — | £6,500 | Aug 2022 |
| 48 Balmoral Road | Terraced | — | — | £412,000 | Feb 2022 |
| 73, Balmoral Road | Terraced | — | — | £400,000 | Feb 2022 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Three Rivers
Crime runs at 6.5 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month6.5
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Three Rivers
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Three Rivers district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Three Rivers
Population93,771
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 8/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.3/10
Employment
7.5/10
Education & skills
7.5/10
Health & disability
8.3/10
Crime
7.2/10
Housing & services
5.9/10
Living environment
6.7/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Three Rivers — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.4%
Degree-level (Level 4+)43%
Good or very good health86%
Own their home71%
Median age42.2
Born outside the UK19%
See the full Three Rivers report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 5 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
5 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Adventures | Nursery | Good ('23) | 0.1 km |
| Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery | Primary | Good ('23) | 0.4 km |
| Stagecoach Watford Partnership | Nursery | — | 0.4 km |
| Charters Nursery | Nursery | Good ('23) | 0.5 km |
| The WonderWorks @ Leavesden | Nursery | Good ('22) | 0.8 km |
| Future Academies Watford | Secondary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.9 km |
| Orbital Pre School | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.9 km |
| Leavesden JMI School | Primary | Good ('23) | 0.9 km |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leavesden | Nursery | Requires improvement ('25) | 0.9 km |
| Parmiter's School | Secondary | Outstanding ('24) | 1.1 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 82.3 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 85.4 yrs |
| Smoking | 6.5% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 57% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
19
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
15 of 16 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotswood Medical Centre | GP | Good ('19) | 0.1 km |
| The Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 0.1 km |
| Leavesden Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.1 km |
| Sheepcot Medical Centre | GP | — | 0.8 km |
| The Happy Smile Company | Dentist | — | 0.8 km |
| Abbotswood Park Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.8 km |
| Chemilab Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.0 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 1.1 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Three Rivers
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 15 min from Watford Junction.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garston (Herts) | 1.3 mi | — | no direct train |
| Kings Langley | 1.5 mi | London Euston | 25 min |
| Watford North | 1.8 mi | — | no direct train |
| Bricket Wood | 2.0 mi | — | no direct train |
| Watford Junction | 2.5 mi | London Euston | 15 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Watford Junction (15 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging3 points
Per 10,000 residents0.3
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Three Rivers
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1003.4%
Flood zone3.7% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 5–10%)
Historic landfill140 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings350
Conservation areas19
Green belt75.6%
Green spaces196
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Three Rivers
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 139 | 96% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 36 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 14 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 196 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Three Rivers
Figures for the wider Three Rivers — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.4%
In work (employment rate)62.6%
Companies registered here22,223
New incorporations (12m)2,438
Property companies (SPVs)3,644
See the full Three Rivers report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district