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Chorleywood

Middle area

West Three Rivers. 5,913 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Chorleywood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£822,000
126th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,710
2,396th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Chorleywood

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chorleywood at a rate of 42.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.5 per 1,000 people across Three Rivers.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences66
Shoplifting57
Anti-social behaviour38
Burglary21
Other crime19
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage and arson16
Drug offences11
Robbery5
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Chorleywood compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

ChorleywoodMiddle
Median sale price12 middle areas, Three Rivers · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Three Rivers12 areas from £410,000 to £1,150,000. The middle area is £547,375. Chorleywood is £822,000.
£822,0003rd most expensive
Population12 middle areas, Three Rivers · 2021
Population: every middle area in Three Rivers12 areas from 5,710 to 10,815. The middle area is 7,712. Chorleywood is 5,710.
5,710least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 middle areas, Three Rivers · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Three Rivers12 areas from 8.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Chorleywood is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Three Rivers · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Three Rivers12 areas from 69.5% to 99.3%. The middle area is 95.0%. Chorleywood is 96.6%.
96.6%joint 5th highest

Is Chorleywood safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chorleywood at a rate of 42.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.5 per 1,000 people across Three Rivers.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chorleywood.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (66), shoplifting (57) and anti-social behaviour (38).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Three Rivers

These figures are published for the whole of Three Rivers, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Three Rivers and not Chorleywood alone. See Three Rivers

Average house price
£590,232
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,980
64th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
13.4×
10th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.0
Joint 23rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chorleywood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chorleywood was £822,000 in 2025.

Chorleywood had 5,710 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Chorleywood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chorleywood, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.