Is Broxbourne a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Broxbourne, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,449 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Broxbourne, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,449 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Broxbourne sold for £411,689 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.5% on a year earlier. Across Broxbourne, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Broxbourne, the nearest primary school is Longlands Primary School and Nursery, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Haileybury Turnford, 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is The Maples, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Cheshunt station is 1.6 mi away; the nearest park, Lee Valley Country Park, is 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk.
Across Broxbourne, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Broxbourne sold for £411,689 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £899,382, semi-detached £525,887, terraced £409,990, flats £222,661. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Longlands Primary School and Nursery, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Haileybury Turnford, 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Cheshunt is 1.6 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £64,474 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.