EN11 9BL

Hertford Heath & Brickendon · East Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hoddesdon
Local authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Broxbourne
Postcode district
EN11
Postcode sector
EN11 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN11 9BX 196 m
EN11 9FJ 311 m
EN11 9BW 419 m
EN11 9BP 478 m
EN11 9BN 516 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN11 9BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN11
Postcode sector
EN11 9
Latitude
51.773181
Longitude
-0.034561
British National Grid easting
535,702
British National Grid northing
210,105

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Hertfordshire · E07000242
Parish or community
E04013544
Westminster constituency
Broxbourne · E14001139
Output area
E00190219
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 018D · E01023481
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 018 · E02004895

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Boxwood Cottages, 2, Woollens Brook, Hoddesdon, EN11 9BL 23 May 2024 £275,000
4, Boxwood Cottages, Hoddesdon, EN11 9BL 28 November 2011 £335,000
1, Boxwood Cottages, Hoddesdon, EN11 9BL 27 April 2001 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
21
Secondary
6
  1. Haileybury College

    Other independent school

    678 m
  2. High Leigh Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  3. Roselands Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
411
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 176
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Vehicle crime 44
  • Other theft 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
EN11 9 residents
8,691

Age bands in EN11 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,554 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

1,047 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

2,024 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,332 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

1,866 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN11 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • HAILEY VIEW SURGERY

    39 CHRISTIAN CLOSE, HODDESDON, EN11 9FF

    ODS code E82088

    1.4 km

  • AMWELL SURGERY

    MEDICAL CENTRE, FAWKON WALK, HODDESDON, EN11 8FG

    ODS code E82061

    2.1 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY

    UNIT 8-14, LIMES COURT, CONDUIT LANE, HODDESDON, EN11 8EP

    ODS code E82006

    2.2 km

  • PARK LANE SURGERY

    8 PARK LANE, BROXBOURNE, EN10 7NQ

    ODS code E82090

    3.1 km

  • LEA WHARF MEDICAL

    17 BIRCHERLEY GREEN, HERTFORD, SG14 1BN

    ODS code E82024

    4.0 km

  • DOLPHIN HOUSE SURGERY

    6-7 EAST STREET, WARE, SG12 9HJ

    ODS code E82092

    4.2 km

  • HANSCOMBE HOUSE SURGERY

    HANSCOME HOUSE SURGERY, 52A ST. ANDREW STREET, HERTFORD, SG14 1JA

    ODS code E82007

    4.2 km

  • NEW RIVER HEALTH

    ST MARY'S COURTYARD, CHURCH STREET, WARE, SG12 9EF

    ODS code E82102

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Boxwood Lodge

    BCT · Woollensbrook

    0.0 miles
  • Boxwood Lodge

    BCT · Woollensbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Box Wood

    BCT · Woollensbrook

    0.3 miles
  • Box Wood

    BCT · Woollensbrook

    0.3 miles
  • Haileybury College

    BCT · Hertford Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 018D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,130 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £275,000 from 1 recorded sale in EN11 9BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Hertfordshire is £460,778 in June 2026, up 4.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

38 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. Haileybury College is the nearest published school at 678 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

411 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 176 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.