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Broxbourne Town

Middle area

North east Broxbourne. 6,480 people in 4.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 19% of people in Broxbourne Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£732,000
211th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,400
Joint 3,348th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
19%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Broxbourne Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broxbourne Town at a rate of 46.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences99
Anti-social behaviour76
Other crime40
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage and arson20
Drug offences15
Burglary14
Shoplifting6
Robbery3
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Broxbourne Town compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Broxbourne TownMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Broxbourne · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Broxbourne13 areas from £359,322 to £732,000. The middle area is £422,500. Broxbourne Town is £732,000.
£732,000most expensive
Population13 middle areas, Broxbourne · 2021
Population: every middle area in Broxbourne13 areas from 5,936 to 10,355. The middle area is 7,458. Broxbourne Town is 6,400.
6,4002nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Broxbourne · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Broxbourne13 areas from 0.0% to 95.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Broxbourne Town is 19.0%.
19%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Broxbourne · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Broxbourne13 areas from 81.1% to 97.7%. The middle area is 94.3%. Broxbourne Town is 97.0%.
97.0%2nd highest

Is Broxbourne Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broxbourne Town at a rate of 46.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Broxbourne Town.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (99), anti-social behaviour (76) and other crime (40).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Broxbourne

These figures are published for the whole of Broxbourne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Broxbourne and not Broxbourne Town alone. See Broxbourne

Average house price
£411,689
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,237
38th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.9×
Joint 93rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.8
Joint 135th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Broxbourne Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Broxbourne Town was £732,000 in 2025.

Broxbourne Town had 6,400 usual residents at the census.

About 19% of people in Broxbourne Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Broxbourne Town, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.