Hoddesdon Town

Broxbourne · East of England · population 7,956 · 4 LSOAs

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

48Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,583 of 6,856 in England
  • #480 of 746 in East of England
  • #8 of 13 in Broxbourne
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,893
Median age (est.)41
Density1,085per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above26%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 15%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 38%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Administrative10%
Process & plant8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 2%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 89%Asian 2%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 37% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Hoddesdon Town sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,583 of 6,856 in England, and #8 of 13 in Broxbourne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (72) and lowest on Education (34). Typical homes here sold for about £334,000 over the past year, down 7% across five years (from 136 sales), 23% below the wider Broxbourne median of £435,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,558 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 119 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 41 · #4,015
Employment 45 · #3,768
Education 34 · #4,502
Health 72 · #1,897
Crime 44 · #3,864
Housing & access 42 · #4,008
Living environment 42 · #4,008

House prices ?

£334,000median (12m) · -7.2% yr · n=136
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£334,000136-7.2%-7.2%
Detached£675,00017+0.7%-11.2%
Semi-detached£434,25022-7.7%+4.0%
Terraced£425,00033-0.9%+14.4%
Flat£237,50064+0.8%+4.4%
This area£334,000
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)£42,558±£6,049 · #2,692 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,596
Price-to-income ?7.8×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

119 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 950 offences
Broxbourne77
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,443 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences345
Theft330
Burglary24
Vehicle crime64
Criminal damage & arson68
Public order & weapons56
Drugs33
Robbery10
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 228 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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