# EN8 7JQ: area report for a postcode in Broxbourne

EN8 7JQ is a postcode in Broxbourne.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Broxbourne. Open the map at EN8 7JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) › [EN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en8) › [EN8 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en8-7)

## Around this postcode

- **79 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Broxbourne 013A: 138 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **Waltham Cross, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **9 of 10 properties in EN8 7JQ at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Broxbourne 013A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **£414,692 average price**: For the whole of Broxbourne, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EN8 7JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at EN8 7JQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ
- **16.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Four Swannes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/four-swannes-primary-school-e117092) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-wx-e148492) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holdbrook-primary-school-and-nursery-e117091) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hurst Drive Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hurst-drive-primary-school-e117180) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-nursery-school-e117067) | Nursery | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e117428) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Downfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downfield-primary-school-e117255) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 22% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Lea Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lea-valley-academy-e144084) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 34.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £412,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £371,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Waltham Cross (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Theobalds Grove (610 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STANHOPE SURGERY (230 m); ABBEY ROAD SURGERY (450 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (340 m); COYLE CHEMIST (340 m); NITI PHARMACY (350 m)
- Dental practices: SPIRALS DENTAL PRACTICE (340 m); WALTHAM CROSS PARTNERSHIP (340 m); WALTHAM CROSS DENTAL PRACTICE (350 m); PETRIE TUCKER AND PARTNERS (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Waltham Cross (320 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Waltham Cross Theobalds Park Express (400 m, Tesco); Aldi Sturlas Way, Waltham Cross (430 m, Aldi); Iceland Waltham Cross (460 m, Iceland); Lidl Waltham Cross (660 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £414,692** (August 2026). Broxbourne’s average house price was £414,692 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,237** (2025). Full-time workers living in Broxbourne earned a median of £46,237 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 38th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in Broxbourne costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 90th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Broxbourne has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 135th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Broxbourne 013A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.6** (2025). Broxbourne 013A has a deprivation score of 26.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,084th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £377,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Broxbourne 013A was £377,500 in 2025. Joint 9,946th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,143** (2021). Broxbourne 013A had 2,143 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,431st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.5%** (January 2026). In Broxbourne 013A, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EN8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EN8 was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 556th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,989** (2021). EN8 had 38,989 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 492nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in EN8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.1%** (January 2026). In EN8, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne)
- Centre: 51.6884, -0.0288

Council: [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broxbourne): Lewis Cocking (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0288,51.6884,EN87JQ

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