Broxbourne
Broxbourne is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 35,000. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 supermarket, and 4 restaurants and cafés, with 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Broxbourne, 3 km away. There were around 129 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. Covers 6 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Broxbourne is around the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 99,007 residents at roughly 1,925 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 180th of 294 English council areas — better than 39% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 8° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:25
9h 24m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
104 reported · August 2026▼ 10% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences44
- Anti-social behaviour31
- Criminal damage & arson7
- Shoplifting6
Local policing priorities
- Thank you to everyone who completed our latest local policing priorities survey. Following an analysis of public feedback, our priorities…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
128 reported road collisions (2025)
35 killed or seriously injured · 155 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
228 food businesses within 2 miles
- 197 rated 4–5 ★ (183 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Broxbourne (3.0 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Broxbourne (2.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£414,692 average▲ 2.3% YoY
Across Broxbourne · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,685 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY
- 1 bed £1,132
- 2 bed £1,451
- 3 bed £1,780
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
10.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.8 times median annual pay (11.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,210 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.3 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
46 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Extra-Cheshunt (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools10
- Sports pitches18
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Landlords get ready for major changes at the Landlord Forum· 1 Nov 2026
- Residents invited to mark Remembrance Sunday across the Borough· 1 Nov 2026
- Council launches campaign to tackle dangerous parking outside schools· 1 Nov 2026
- Statement on behalf of Angie Ridgwell, Senior Responsible Officer, Hertfordshire Local Government Reorganisation Programme· 29 Oct 2026
- Young people elect new Youth Council cabinet· 14 Oct 2026
Source: Broxbourne Council
Population
99,007 residents in Broxbourne · 1,925/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,504
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,948
- Net moves+556
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 152 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,306 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (34% of 42,330)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
42 schools · 16,278 pupils
30 primary · 7 secondary · 5 other
Ofsted: 16 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)
42 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Broxbourne SchoolOutstanding
- Goffs - Churchgate AcademyGood
- Haileybury TurnfordGood
- Robert Barclay AcademyGood
- St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)Good
- The John Warner SchoolInadequate
- Goffs Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broxbourne
Care & health services
1,176 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices171
- Dentists296
- Homecare agencies330
- Hospitals & hospices34
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
134 applications decided
86.6% granted · 116 granted, 18 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 3
- Con 25
- Ref 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,210 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
100 jobs advertised · £42,646 avg
e.g. Housing & Neighbourhood Advisor, Class 1 Driver - Multi Drop, Cover Supervisor
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£901 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,495 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
50% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 42,407 certificates
7.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hertfordshire): 65.5 women · 65.4 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Broxbourne:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND273 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules268 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth232 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK137 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately115 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05