# EN8 8UQ: area report for a postcode in Broxbourne

EN8 8UQ 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 8UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) › [EN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en8) › [EN8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 70% on July. Broxbourne 010D: 113 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **Cheshunt, 380 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **6 of 34 properties in EN8 8UQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at medium risk, 17 at low risk, 9 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Broxbourne 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **£411,689 average price**: For the whole of Broxbourne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EN8 8UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at EN8 8UQ**: Road 52 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **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=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Downfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downfield-primary-school-e117255) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 22% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millbrook-school-e117379) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e117428) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 69% 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 | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burleigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burleigh-primary-school-e117367) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arlesdene-nursery-school-and-pre-school-e117066) | Nursery | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [Brookland Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookland-junior-school-e117233) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookland Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookland-infant-and-nursery-school-e117272) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2023 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £527,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cheshunt (380 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WARDEN LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (650 m)
- Pharmacies: CRISTALS CHEMIST (540 m); SWAN PHARMACY (600 m); CLAYTON PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPT. FIRST FLOOR (470 m); PONDENTAL SURGERY (770 m); THE LODGE DENTAL SUITE (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cheshunt Lakeside Express (350 m, Tesco); Tesco Cheshunt Superstore (580 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £411,689** (July 2026). Broxbourne’s average house price was £411,689 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.9×** (2025). A home in Broxbourne costs 8.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.4** (2025). Broxbourne 010D has a deprivation score of 28.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,073rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Broxbourne 010D was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,589** (2021). Broxbourne 010D had 1,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,682nd 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Broxbourne 010D, 99.5% 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: 51.6998, -0.0264

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), July 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=-0.0264,51.6998,EN88UQ

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