Hoddesdon

19°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 10° · 8% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:31

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom

174 reported · July 2026▼ 22% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences53
• Anti-social behaviour37
• Other theft36
• Public order11

Neighbourhood team: Hoddesdon · 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)

256 food businesses within 2 miles

• 208 rated 4–5 ★ (186 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rye House (1.5 km)
• 25 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 (9.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (9.9 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

40 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Taverners Way North 1 (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools21
• Sports pitches27
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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
• HAPpy Camps returns to the John Warner Sports Centre in Hoddesdon· 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

• In a conservation area (Hoddesdon)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 71 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)

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens16
• Restaurants & cafés58

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,085 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

201 jobs advertised · £39,408 avg

e.g. Senior Service Charge Accountant, Year 1 Teacher Needed in School in Hoddesdon, EYFS Teacher - Amazing School in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 33% · Solar 25% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 17%

75 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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  Hoddesdon Town Hall · 0.0 km

  Hoddesdon Town Hall, also known as Hoddesdon Clock House, was a municipal building in the High Street in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. Except for the clock tower, which survives, the building was demolished in 19…

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  Hoddesdon · 0.4 km

  Hoddesdon is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, lying entirely within the London Metropolitan Area and Greater London Urban Area. The area is on the River Lea and the Lee Navigation along with the New…

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  Rawdon House · 0.4 km

  Rawdon House is a former residence in the High Street of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. It was built as a house in 1622 by Marmaduke Rawdon, and extended in 1879. The Jacobean and Victorian wings of the building a…

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  Hoddesdon Town F.C. · 0.5 km

  Hoddesdon Town Football Club is a football club based in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at Lowfield. The club were the first wi…

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  River Lynch · 0.8 km

  The River Lynch, also known as the Lynch Brook, is a minor tributary of the River Lea in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England.

• Robert Barclay Academy · 0.9 km

  Robert Barclay Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Hoddesdon in the English county of Hertfordshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)