Broxbourne Town

Broxbourne · East of England · population 6,346 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #115 of 6,856 in England
  • #16 of 746 in East of England
  • #1 of 13 in Broxbourne
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,398
Median age (est.)47
Density1,554per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above34%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 4%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 22%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 22% · Professional 21% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors22%
Professional21%
Associate professional16%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 90%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Broxbourne Town is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #115 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 13 in Broxbourne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (98) and lowest on Living environment (79). Typical homes here sold for about £730,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 109 sales), 68% above the wider Broxbourne median of £435,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,210 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £53,087 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 96 · #252
Employment 95 · #334
Education 87 · #869
Health 98 · #101
Crime 86 · #992
Housing & access 82 · #1,266
Living environment 79 · #1,424

House prices ?

£730,000median (12m) · +24.8% yr · n=109
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£730,000109+24.8%+11.5%
Detached£915,00043+1.7%+23.2%
Semi-detached£695,00035-1.1%+9.6%
Terraced£455,00013-13.3%+7.1%
Flat£300,50018+17.8%+10.8%
This area£730,000
Broxbourne£435,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£53,087±£7,511 · #657 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,407
Price-to-income ?13.8×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 239 offences
Broxbourne77
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,051 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences105
Theft31
Burglary15
Vehicle crime34
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons17
Drugs9
Robbery3
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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