Durrants
Ward in Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.654, -0.44 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 08 96 |
| Dialling code: | 01923 (Watford) |
Durrants is an electoral ward in the district of Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, England, sitting in the outer London commuter belt. It is primarily residential, characterised by a mix of inter‑war and later suburban housing, tree‑lined streets and small pockets of public green space, with the Metropolitan Green Belt and local woodlands close by, giving a semi‑rural feel despite good transport links into London.
Locally there is a relatively mixed social profile of families and older residents, with neighbourhood shops, schools and community groups forming the backbone of daily life; economically the ward is largely residential with many people commuting for work while small businesses and local services support the immediate area. Historically the neighbourhood reflects the wider shift in Hertfordshire from agricultural parish land to suburban development through the 20th century, and it retains an active local civic life through parish and district councillors.
Postcode districts covering Durrants
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 9.9 miles
- Islington 16 miles
- City of Westminster 15.3 miles
- Luton 16.7 miles
- Sutton 23.3 miles
- Slough 11.8 miles
- Harrow 6.1 miles
- High Wycombe 13.4 miles
- Watford 1.4 miles
- Woking 24.6 miles
- Harlow 24.7 miles
- Stevenage 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Croxley Green Parish 0.3 miles
- Dickinsons Ward 0.3 miles
- Holywell Ward 1.1 miles
- Park Ward 1.4 miles
- Rickmansworth Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Watford Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Batchworth Parish 1.5 miles
- Vicarage Ward 1.5 miles
- Chandler's Cross Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Nascot Ward 1.7 miles
- Moor Park & Eastbury Ward 1.8 miles
- Central Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Durrants
WD3 3SA, WD3 3FW, WD3 3SR, WD3 3PQ, WD3 3NH, WD3 3RL, WD3 3SB, WD3 3UB, WD3 3PH … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.6 miles
- Luton Airport 15.6 miles
- Rickmansworth Station 1.7 miles
- Watford Junction Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Durrants Ad
- The Grove 5 1.7 miles
- Leonardo Hotel London Watford 4 1.9 miles
- The Bedford Arms 3 4 miles
- The Hyde - at Dunning's Bar 2 miles
- Holiday Inn London Watford Junction 4 1.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London-Watford Junction 3 1.9 miles
- The King's Lodge Hotel 2 2.8 miles
- Southern Cross 2 1.7 miles
- Two Brewers by Greene King Inns 3 4.1 miles
- The Ethorpe Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.5 miles
Schools in Durrants
- Little Green Junior School Primary
- Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Yorke Mead Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Vicarage Road Stadium 1.7 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.6 miles
- Park Wood Forest 3.7 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 6.5 miles
- Uxbridge College College 7.3 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 7.3 miles
- Brunel University University 8.5 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 9.1 miles
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 9.4 miles
- Church Road Stadium 9.6 miles
- Oaklands College College 9.6 miles
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles