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Cheshunt South and Theobalds

Ward

South Broxbourne. About 9,827 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Cheshunt South and Theobalds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,371
Joint 2,746th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cheshunt South and Theobalds compares

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

Cheshunt South and TheobaldsMiddle
Population10 wards, Broxbourne · 2021
Population: every ward in Broxbourne10 areas from 8,824 to 11,936. The middle area is 9,602. Cheshunt South and Theobalds is 9,371.
9,3714th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 wards, Broxbourne · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Broxbourne10 areas from 0.0% to 85.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Cheshunt South and Theobalds is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage10 wards, Broxbourne · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Broxbourne10 areas from 83.3% to 97.6%. The middle area is 93.2%. Cheshunt South and Theobalds is 94.7%.
94.7%4th highest
Claimant rate10 wards, Broxbourne · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Broxbourne10 areas from 2.1% to 4.8%. The middle area is 3.3%. Cheshunt South and Theobalds is 3.9%.
3.9%3rd highest

Is Cheshunt South and Theobalds safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cheshunt South and Theobalds at a rate of 90.4 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, 98 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cheshunt South and Theobalds.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (367), anti-social behaviour (212) and other crime (157).

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 ward, so they describe all of Broxbourne and not Cheshunt South and Theobalds alone. See Broxbourne

Average house price
£414,692
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,237
38th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 90th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.8
Joint 135th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cheshunt South and Theobalds in brief

Cheshunt South and Theobalds had 9,371 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Cheshunt South and Theobalds live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cheshunt South and Theobalds, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cheshunt South and Theobalds, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.