EN8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Cheshunt, Waltham Cross and Turnford, in Broxbourne.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EN8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EN8, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EN8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EN8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EN8 at a rate of 119.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.5 per 1,000 people across EN.
In August 2026 alone, 433 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EN8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,372), anti-social behaviour (931) and other crime (802).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EN8 was 107.6 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in EN8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EN8 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EN8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broxbourne 006D | 2,866 | 68.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% |
| Broxbourne 008A | 1,462 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.2% |
| Broxbourne 008B | 1,560 | 522.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.0% |
| Broxbourne 008C | 1,547 | 113.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.4% |
| Broxbourne 008D | 1,394 | 255.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.4% |
| Broxbourne 008E | 1,486 | 28.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| Broxbourne 010A | 1,368 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| Broxbourne 010B | 1,564 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.0% |
| Broxbourne 010C | 1,720 | 118.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.3% |
| Broxbourne 010D | 1,589 | 113.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| Broxbourne 010E | 1,828 | 125.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.4% |
| Broxbourne 011B | 1,901 | 83.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.7% |
| Broxbourne 012A | 2,382 | 63.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.4% |
| Broxbourne 012B | 2,130 | 75.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.2% |
| Broxbourne 012C | 1,760 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| Broxbourne 012D | 1,801 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Broxbourne 013A | 2,143 | 137.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.5% |
| Broxbourne 013B | 2,005 | 260.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.5% |
| Broxbourne 013D | 1,581 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Broxbourne 013E | 1,521 | 93.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 47.3% |
| Broxbourne 013F | 1,329 | 153.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.3% |
| Enfield 002E | 1,794 | 154.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.5% |
MPs for EN8
- Lewis CockingConservativeMP for Broxbourne97% of EN8’s postcodes
- Feryal ClarkLabourMP for Enfield North3.3% of EN8’s postcodes
- Dr Neil HudsonConservativeMP for Epping Forest0.1% of EN8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EN84
Postcode sectors in EN85
Council1
Towns in EN83
Postcode districts next to EN85
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EN postcode area2
EN8 in brief
EN8 is a postcode district covering Cheshunt, Waltham Cross and Turnford, in Broxbourne.
About 40,487 people lived in EN8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £410,000 in 2025 across 469 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 119.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EN8 was £410,000 in 2025.
EN8 had 38,989 usual residents at the census.
In EN8, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EN8, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.