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Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park

Ward

North east Broxbourne. About 10,507 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 70% of people in Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,160
2,394th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
70%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park compares

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

Hoddesdon Town and Rye ParkMiddle
Population10 wards, Broxbourne · 2021
Population: every ward in Broxbourne10 areas from 8,824 to 11,936. The middle area is 9,602. Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park is 10,160.
10,1603rd most 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%. Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park is 70.0%.
70%2nd most 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%. Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park is 91.9%.
91.9%3rd lowest
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%. Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 2nd lowest

Is Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park at a rate of 96.9 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, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (249), other crime (185) and anti-social behaviour (128).

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 Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park 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
Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park in brief

Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park had 10,160 usual residents at the census.

About 70% of people in Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.