# Hoddesdon

Town in Broxbourne, East of England.

Hoddesdon is a town in Broxbourne, East of England. Median sale price £435,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 86.1 per 1,000 people. About 41,382 people.

Town. Code E63004427. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne)

Hoddesdon is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Hoddesdon add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hoddesdon was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 138th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hoddesdon#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 40,615** (2021). Hoddesdon had 40,615 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 273rd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hoddesdon#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 47%** (2022). About 47% of people in Hoddesdon 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hoddesdon#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.0%** (January 2026). In Hoddesdon, 92.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hoddesdon#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004427) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 47% of people in Hoddesdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004427) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 621 homes were sold in Hoddesdon in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004427) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Hoddesdon.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004427) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hoddesdon had 40,615 usual residents at the census.

## How Hoddesdon compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Hoddesdon | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £435,000 | joint 26th most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 |
| Population | 40,615 | 29th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 47% | 31st most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.0% | joint 60th lowest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 |

## Is Hoddesdon safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hoddesdon at a rate of 86.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 313 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hoddesdon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,237), other crime (729) and anti-social behaviour (711).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Hoddesdon was 79.7 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 Hoddesdon, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Hoddesdon has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Hoddesdon

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Broxbourne 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023316) | 1,368 | 22.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| [Broxbourne 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023317) | 2,680 | 57.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.4% |
| [Broxbourne 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023318) | 1,625 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Broxbourne 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023319) | 1,558 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.9% |
| [Broxbourne 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023327) | 1,358 | 128.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.9% |
| [Broxbourne 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023328) | 1,380 | 37.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| [Broxbourne 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023329) | 1,318 | 70.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Broxbourne 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023330) | 1,698 | 122.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.8% |
| [Broxbourne 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023331) | 1,704 | 113.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.4% |
| [Broxbourne 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023320) | 2,230 | 230.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.8% |
| [Broxbourne 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023321) | 1,992 | 84.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.6% |
| [Broxbourne 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023322) | 1,949 | 103.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.3% |
| [Broxbourne 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023323) | 1,725 | 187.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.3% |
| [Broxbourne 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023289) | 1,560 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.8% |
| [Broxbourne 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023290) | 1,657 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Broxbourne 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023291) | 1,608 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Broxbourne 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023292) | 1,576 | 71.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.3% |
| [Broxbourne 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023340) | 1,819 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| [Broxbourne 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023341) | 1,806 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.2% |
| [Broxbourne 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023343) | 2,175 | 101.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.0% |
| [Broxbourne 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01023344) | 1,644 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.5% |
| [Broxbourne 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01035583) | 1,355 | 115.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.6% |
| [Broxbourne 005G](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/neighbourhood/e01035584) | 1,557 | 102.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.9% |

## 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.

## Council

[Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne)

## Postcode districts covering Hoddesdon

[EN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en10), [EN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en11)

## Middle areas in Hoddesdon

[Broxbourne Town](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/broxbourne-town), [Hoddesdon Town](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/hoddesdon-town), [Hoddesdon Ware Road](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/hoddesdon-ware-road), [Rye Park](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/rye-park), [Wormley & Turnford](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne/wormley-and-turnford)

## Towns near Hoddesdon

[Cheshunt](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cheshunt), [Ware](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ware), [Hertford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hertford), [Waltham Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/town/waltham-cross), [Waltham Abbey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/waltham-abbey), [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow)

## Hoddesdon in brief

Hoddesdon is a town in Broxbourne, East of England.
About 41,382 people lived in Hoddesdon in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £435,000 in 2025 across 621 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 86.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Hoddesdon was £435,000 in 2025.
Hoddesdon had 40,615 usual residents at the census.
About 47% of people in Hoddesdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hoddesdon, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004427
- Constituency: [Broxbourne †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broxbourne)
- Council: [Broxbourne †](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 9.70 km²
- People, mid-2024: 41,382*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 124

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Cheshunt](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cheshunt), [Ware](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ware), [Hertford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hertford), [Waltham Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/town/waltham-cross), [Waltham Abbey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/waltham-abbey), [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow)

## Latest updates for Hoddesdon

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004427

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/hoddesdon, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/hoddesdon#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/hoddesdon