Cheshunt

18°COvercast

• Today: 22° / 17° · 80% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:24

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom

308 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences84
• Anti-social behaviour64
• Shoplifting59
• Other theft23

3 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Cheshunt East · Hertfordshire

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

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)

463 food businesses within 2 miles

• 361 rated 4–5 ★ (324 top)
• 13 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cheshunt (0.5 km)
• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£406,678 average▲ 0.4% YoY

Across Broxbourne · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

68 charging locations within ~8 km

• 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: Cheshunt Community Hospital Car Park 1 (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches40
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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

99,007 residents in Broxbourne · 1,925/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 153 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broxbourne

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

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

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

112 applications decided

90.2% granted · 101 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Lewis Cocking

Conservative

Broxbourne

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 3
• Con 25
• Ref 2

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

• Schools14
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens18
• Restaurants & cafés21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,085 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

366 jobs advertised · £40,362 avg

e.g. Roadside Technician - Bromley, Superflex Roadside Patrol - Bromley, Driver

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

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: 84.4 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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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  Cheshunt · 0.4 km

  Cheshunt is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire, England. It lies within the London commuter belt approximately 13 miles (21 km) north of Central London, on the River Lea and Lee Navigation, borderin…

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  Cheshunt railway station · 0.5 km

  Cheshunt is an interchange station for London Overground and Greater Anglia services on the Lea Valley lines, located in Cheshunt in the Borough of Broxbourne. It is on the West Anglia Main Line section of the Lea Val…

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  Waltham Common Lock · 0.8 km

  Waltham Common Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, England. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and stands close to the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre. At t…

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  Theobalds Grove railway station · 1.0 km

  Theobalds Grove is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, located in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The station is named after the nearby Theobalds Palace grounds. It is 13 miles 45 chains (21.8 km) dow…

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  Cheshunt F.C. · 1.0 km

  Cheshunt Football Club is a football club based in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Theobalds Lane.

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  Lee Valley Park · 1.0 km

  Lee Valley Regional Park is a 10,000-acre (40 km2) 26 miles (42 km) long linear park, much of it green spaces, running through the northeast of Greater London, Essex and Hertfordshire. The park follows the course of t…

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