Cheshunt Central

Broxbourne · East of England · population 8,078 · 5 LSOAs

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

49Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,508 of 6,856 in England
  • #475 of 746 in East of England
  • #7 of 13 in Broxbourne
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,067
Median age (est.)39
Density4,983per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above29%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 5%Black: 8%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 77%Asian 5%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 30% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Cheshunt Central sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,508 of 6,856 in England, and #7 of 13 in Broxbourne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (69) and lowest on Income (36). Typical homes here sold for about £423,750 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 100 sales), in line with the wider Broxbourne median of £435,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,493 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 84 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 36 · #4,372
Employment 47 · #3,611
Education 42 · #3,967
Health 69 · #2,144
Crime 45 · #3,775
Housing & access 54 · #3,179
Living environment 38 · #4,248

House prices ?

£423,750median (12m) · +1.1% yr · n=100
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£423,750100+1.1%+18.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£469,99533+1.1%+10.6%
Terraced£430,00028+4.9%+17.8%
Flat£264,25036+4.7%+2.6%
This area£423,750
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)£44,493±£6,323 · #2,203 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,712
Price-to-income ?9.5×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 ?

35Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

84 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 680 offences
Broxbourne77
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,289 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences279
Theft160
Burglary27
Vehicle crime51
Criminal damage & arson53
Public order & weapons63
Drugs25
Robbery10
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 168 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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