Waltham Cross

22°CSunny

• Today: 23° / 13° · 45% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:24

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom

279 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences103
• Anti-social behaviour55
• Other theft21
• Public order21

14 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Cheshunt East · Hertfordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

922 reported road collisions (2024)

117 killed or seriously injured · 1,062 casualties · 27.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 374 rated 4–5 ★ (325 top)
• 27 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Waltham Cross (0.7 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£471,019 average▲ 0.3% YoY

Across Enfield · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,821 average monthly rent▲ 5.1% YoY

• 1 bed £1,417
• 2 bed £1,758
• 3 bed £2,090

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

11.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.9 times median annual pay (12.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 139.8p · AppleGreen (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (9.1 km)

27 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

113 charging locations within ~8 km

• 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: High Street Waltham Cross 3 (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches35
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

329,984 residents in Enfield · 4,082/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 59 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,268 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (29% of 128,340)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

109 schools · 55,845 pupils

69 primary · 18 secondary · 22 other

Ofsted: 43 of 43 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

98inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Enfield

355 CQC-registered services

• Care homes82
• GP practices45
• Dentists67
• Homecare agencies116
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Enfield

• Not in the Green Belt
• 33 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

407 applications decided

74.4% granted · 303 granted, 104 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Lewis Cocking

Conservative

Broxbourne

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 27
• Con 31
• Grn 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools15
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens19
• Restaurants & cafés40

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

16,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

549 jobs advertised · £42,789 avg

e.g. Nursery Practitioner Level 3, Nursery Room Leader, Superflex Roadside Patrol - Bromley

Source: Adzuna

£865 median full-time weekly pay

7.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,764 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 150,127 certificates

11.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

91% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Nuclear 18% · Biomass 9% · Gas 8%

44 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.8 women · 61.1 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

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

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  Waltham Cross · 0.2 km

  Waltham Cross is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, located 12 miles (19 km) north of central London. In the south-eastern corner of Hertfordshire, it borders Cheshunt to the north, Waltham A…

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  Waltham Cross railway station · 0.6 km

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  Theobalds Grove railway station · 0.7 km

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• Lea Valley Academy · 0.7 km

  Lea Valley Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Bullsmoor area of Enfield, England.

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  Cedars Park, Cheshunt · 0.7 km

  Cedars Park is a historic public park located in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. It was originally the site of Theobalds Palace, King James I's favourite residence. The park has received a Green Flag Award every yea…

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  Theobalds House · 0.8 km

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