Three Rivers: local statistics
Three Rivers is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 96,068 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Three Rivers, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Three Rivers sold for an average of £590,816 in July 2026, a rise of 2.3% in twelve months. That is the 2nd highest of all 45 council areas in the East of England (regional average £337,518). Since July 2016 prices have risen 12%; the July high in the series was £600,162 in 2022. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Three Rivers (£43,980) gives a ratio of 13.4. That ratio is the highest ratio in the East of England.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Three Rivers took home £892.40 a week before tax (£43,980 a year). It is the 9th highest of all 45 council areas in the East of England, and 10.9% more than across the East of England. Jobs based in Three Rivers paid a median £1,053.50 a week, £161.10 more than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £606.50, so it has risen 47% before inflation.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Three Rivers had a life expectancy at birth of 85.0 years; for men it was 81.9 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.4 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.8 more. It is the 10th highest for women of 45 in the East of England.
The ONS estimates that 96,068 people lived in Three Rivers in mid-2025, up 0.5% on mid-2024. That is 4,107 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 4.5%; the East of England grew by 8.5% over the same years, 35th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the fastest growth. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
An estimated 82.5% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Three Rivers were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 7.6 points), against 78.3% across the East of England. Its lowest reading in the series was 71.2% and its highest 82.5%.
In the year to March 2026, 5,019 offences were recorded by police in Three Rivers: 52.2 per 1,000 people, the 28th highest rate of 42 in the East of England. That compares with 53.2 per 1,000 the year before. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 35.9 to 53.2 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
A Band D home in Three Rivers pays an average of £2,422.31 in council tax in 2026-27, up £115.84 on 2025-26. That makes it mid-table in the East of England, 20th of 45. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,537.21, so it has risen 58%.
In March 2026, 5,965 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Three Rivers, 10% more than in 2016. That is 62 for every 1,000 residents, the 4th highest of 45 in the East of England.
The claimant count for Three Rivers stood at 1,615 in August 2026, or 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the East of England: 3.3%). That compares with 2.6% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.2% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.0% in January 2023.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 91,961 |
| 2016 | 92,959 |
| 2017 | 93,075 |
| 2018 | 93,209 |
| 2019 | 93,443 |
| 2020 | 93,795 |
| 2021 | 93,934 |
| 2022 | 94,219 |
| 2023 | 95,047 |
| 2024 | 95,575 |
| 2025 | 96,068 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £527,862 |
| July 2017 | £540,260 |
| July 2018 | £518,973 |
| July 2019 | £519,460 |
| July 2020 | £525,263 |
| July 2021 | £538,881 |
| July 2022 | £600,162 |
| July 2023 | £568,257 |
| July 2024 | £577,191 |
| July 2025 | £577,402 |
| July 2026 | £590,816 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £606.50 a week |
| 2016 | £643.00 a week |
| 2017 | £656.40 a week |
| 2018 | £676.00 a week |
| 2019 | £643.80 a week |
| 2020 | £679.40 a week |
| 2021 | £663.50 a week |
| 2022 | £771.70 a week |
| 2023 | £837.80 a week |
| 2024 | £835.10 a week |
| 2025 | £892.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,537.21 |
| 2017-18 | £1,609.98 |
| 2018-19 | £1,703.60 |
| 2019-20 | £1,772.04 |
| 2020-21 | £1,843.73 |
| 2021-22 | £1,922.07 |
| 2022-23 | £1,997.98 |
| 2023-24 | £2,098.54 |
| 2024-25 | £2,199.87 |
| 2025-26 | £2,306.47 |
| 2026-27 | £2,422.31 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 35.9 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 42.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 48.6 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 49.8 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 51.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 48.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 47.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 47.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 49.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 53.2 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 52.2 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 79.8% |
| 2016/17 | 76.2% |
| 2017/18 | 78.1% |
| 2018/19 | 75.2% |
| 2019/20 | 80.2% |
| 2020/21 | 76.2% |
| 2021/22 | 82.3% |
| 2022/23 | 77.0% |
| 2023/24 | 71.2% |
| 2024/25 | 76.1% |
| 2025/26 | 82.5% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.0 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,425 |
| 2017 | 5,625 |
| 2018 | 5,615 |
| 2019 | 5,750 |
| 2020 | 5,820 |
| 2021 | 5,790 |
| 2022 | 5,760 |
| 2023 | 5,660 |
| 2024 | 5,745 |
| 2025 | 5,840 |
| 2026 | 5,965 |
Questions about Three Rivers
What is the average house price in Three Rivers?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £590,816.
What is the average salary in Three Rivers?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Three Rivers was £892.40 a week in April 2025 (£43,980 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is life expectancy in Three Rivers?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.9 years for men and 85.0 for women.
What is the population of Three Rivers?
96,068 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the crime rate in Three Rivers?
Home Office figures show 5,019 offences in the year to March 2026, or 52.2 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in Three Rivers?
£2,422.31 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Three Rivers?
1,615 in August 2026 (2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
Who has power over Three Rivers
Every body that makes decisions for Three Rivers, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Three Rivers council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Three Rivers in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- South West Hertfordshire: Mr Gagan Mohindra (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the East of England: Babergh · East Cambridgeshire · Great Yarmouth · Harlow · Stevenage · Uttlesford
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