Waltham Cross Town

Broxbourne · East of England · population 8,672 · 5 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,208 of 6,856 in England
  • #662 of 746 in East of England
  • #13 of 13 in Broxbourne
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,580
Median age (est.)35
Density4,046per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above29%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 34%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 25%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 17%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 17%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary15%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 5%Black: 17%Mixed: 5%Other: 10%
White 63%Asian 5%Black 17%Mixed 5%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 27% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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

Waltham Cross Town is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,208 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 13 in Broxbourne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (44) and lowest on Income (15). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 80 sales), 16% below the wider Broxbourne median of £435,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,136 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 128 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 15 · #5,825
Employment 25 · #5,132
Education 20 · #5,496
Health 44 · #3,816
Crime 22 · #5,359
Housing & access 36 · #4,420
Living environment 36 · #4,358

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · +4.3% yr · n=80
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,00080+4.3%+12.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£385,0007-16.3%-7.2%
Terraced£407,00037+5.9%+19.7%
Flat£267,50032-4.5%+18.9%
This area£365,000
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)£39,136±£5,575 · #3,676 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,037
Price-to-income ?9.3×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 ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

128 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,110 offences
Broxbourne77
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,615 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences385
Theft284
Burglary60
Vehicle crime116
Criminal damage & arson73
Public order & weapons90
Drugs39
Robbery36
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 249 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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