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 miles16 km
- Islington 16 miles25.7 km
- City of Westminster 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Luton 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Sutton 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Slough 11.8 miles19 km
- Harrow 6.1 miles9.8 km
- High Wycombe 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Watford 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Woking 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Harlow 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Stevenage 20.3 miles32.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Croxley Green Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Dickinsons Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Holywell Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Park Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Rickmansworth Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Watford Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Batchworth Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Vicarage Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Chandler's Cross Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Nascot Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Moor Park & Eastbury Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Central Ward 2 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Durrants
WD3 3PA, WD3 3PW, WD3 3NJ, WD3 3SJ, WD3 3QQ, WD3 3QL, WD3 3NL, WD3 3NR, WD3 3SR … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Luton Airport 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Rickmansworth Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Watford Junction Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
Hotels near Durrants Ad
- The Grove 5 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Leonardo Hotel London Watford 4 1.9 miles3 km
- The Bedford Arms 3 4 miles6.5 km
- The Hyde - at Dunning's Bar 2 miles3.2 km
- Holiday Inn London Watford Junction 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express London-Watford Junction 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The King's Lodge Hotel 2 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Two Brewers by Greene King Inns 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Ethorpe Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Best Western Plus Grim's Dyke Hotel 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
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 miles2.7 km
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Park Wood Forest 3.7 miles6 km
- Swakeleys House Historic site 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Uxbridge College College 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Brunel University University 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Wilton Park Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Church Road Stadium 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Oaklands College College 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles15.5 km