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 (IoD2019). It is home to around 99,007 residents at roughly 1,925 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 183rd of 294 English council areas — better than 38% 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
18°CLight rain shower
- Today: 21° / 17° · 80% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:21
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
3US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: carbon monoxide
Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
106 reported · July 2026▼ 26% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences42
- Anti-social behaviour25
- Criminal damage & arson10
- Shoplifting10
2 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods
Neighbourhood team: Cheshunt West · Hertfordshire
Local policing priorities
- We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
144 reported road collisions (2024)
17 killed or seriously injured · 185 casualties · 14.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
226 food businesses within 2 miles
- 196 rated 4–5 ★ (180 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
£406,678 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Broxbourne · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,687 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,133
- 2 bed £1,453
- 3 bed £1,782
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.3 km)
18 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
- Statement on behalf of Councillor Corina Gander, Leader of Broxbourne Council· 10 Sept 2026
- LGR pause in Hertfordshire: Statement from the Leader of the Council· 7 Sept 2026
- Waltham Cross welcomes the Queen Eleanor Cycle Ride· 7 Sept 2026
- Residents in Broxbourne urged to check voter registration details· 6 Aug 2026
- Little Movers & Big Groovers disco comes to the Spotlight this August· 30 Jul 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)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 153 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
42inspected 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
1,172 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices170
- Dentists295
- Homecare agencies329
- 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
112 applications decided
90.2% granted · 101 granted, 11 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
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
5,085 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
123 jobs advertised · £44,994 avg
e.g. Roadside Mechanic - Enfield, Staff Nurse - Ward, Dog walker / sitter
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£901 median full-time weekly pay
3.4% 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
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:
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test472 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office362 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s341 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership305 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth230 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Wormleybury Brook · 0.5 km
Wormleybury Brook is a tributary of the River Lea which rises in the hills south of White Stubbs Lane in Hertfordshire, England.
Wormleybury · 0.8 kmWormleybury is an 18th-century house surrounded by a landscaped park of 57 ha near Wormley in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, a few miles north of Greater London. The house was rebuilt in the 1770s from an earlier…
Wormley Rovers F.C. · 1.1 kmWormley Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Wormley, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at Wormley Playing Fields.
Turnford, Hertfordshire · 1.3 kmTurnford is a village in the Borough of Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire, England, in an area generally known as the Lee Valley. It is bounded by Wormley to the north, Cheshunt to the south and west, and its eastern bound…
- Cheshunt Park · 1.3 km
Cheshunt Park is a 40 hectare public park and Local Nature Reserve in Cheshunt in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Broxbourne Borough Council.
Wormley, Hertfordshire · 1.6 kmWormley is a village lying between Hoddesdon and Cheshunt in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire, England. It was formerly a civil parish, which was abolished in 1935 and absorbed into Hoddesdon.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)