EN8 7HU

Waltham Cross · Broxbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Waltham Cross
Local authority
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne
Postcode district
EN8
Postcode sector
EN8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN8 7HT 31 m
EN8 7HY 91 m
EN8 7HS 94 m
EN8 7HX 95 m
EN8 7HW 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN8 7HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN8
Postcode sector
EN8 7
Latitude
51.687395
Longitude
-0.029440
British National Grid easting
536,313
British National Grid northing
200,575

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broxbourne · E07000095
Parish or community
E43000075
Westminster constituency
Broxbourne · E14001139
Output area
E00118572
Lower layer super output area
Broxbourne 013A · E01023336
Middle layer super output area
Broxbourne 013 · E02004855

Postcode source versions

Explore EN8

128 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Cross Road, Waltham Cross, EN8 7HU 29 January 2026 £400,000
20a, Cross Road, Waltham Cross, EN8 7HU 29 May 2025 £95,000
13, Cross Road, Waltham Cross, EN8 7HU 30 April 2025 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
50
Secondary
12
  1. Four Swannes Primary School

    Community school

    103 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)

    Academy converter

    474 m
  3. Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    712 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,973
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 909
  • Anti social behaviour 463
  • Shoplifting 284
  • Vehicle crime 270
  • Public order 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
128

64 female, 64 male

Postcode households
55
Residents per household
2.3
EN8 7 residents
8,589

Age bands in EN8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,687 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

910 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.2%

2,761 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

1,916 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

1,052 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN8 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • STANHOPE SURGERY

    STANHOPE ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7DJ

    ODS code E82638

    193 m

  • ABBEY ROAD SURGERY

    63 ABBEY ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7LJ

    ODS code E82042

    334 m

  • WARDEN LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GLEN LUCE, TURNERS HILL, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 8NW

    ODS code E82123

    1.5 km

  • THE ORDNANCE UNITY CENTRE FOR HEALTH

    645 HERTFORD ROAD, ENFIELD, EN3 6ND

    ODS code F85023

    1.8 km

  • CROMWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    11 CROMWELL AVENUE, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN7 5DL

    ODS code E82079

    2.2 km

  • MARKET SQUARE SURGERY

    WALTHAM ABBEY HEALTH CTRE, 13 SEWARDSTONE ROAD, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 1NP

    ODS code F81749

    2.2 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    13-15 HIGH STREET, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 0BX

    ODS code E82133

    2.4 km

  • STOCKWELL LODGE MED.CTR.

    ROSEDALE WAY, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN7 6HL

    ODS code E82115

    3.4 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    3.4 km

  • THE MAPLES

    VANCOUVER ROAD, BROXBOURNE, EN10 6FD

    ODS code E82063

    4.0 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE BLMK CCG

    CARLTON HOUSE, 28 TENNISWOOD ROAD, ENFIELD, EN1 3LL

    ODS code Y07040

    4.3 km

  • EAGLE HOUSE SURGERY

    291 HIGH STREET, ENFIELD, EN3 4DN

    ODS code F85004

    4.5 km

  • EAST ENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    188 HIGH STREET, PONDERS END, ENFIELD, EN3 4EZ

    ODS code F85634

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Waltham Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Waltham Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Waltham Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Waltham Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Waltham Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broxbourne 013A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,116 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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
2
Low risk addresses
6
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

Property market

The five-year median is £289,000 from 12 recorded sales in EN8 7HU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Broxbourne is £406,678 in June 2026, up 0.4% year on year.

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 12 secondary schools. Four Swannes Primary School is the nearest published school at 103 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,973 published events cover 12 months, averaging 247.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 909 events.

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