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EN8 8AY

Waltham Cross · Broxbourne · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Waltham Cross
Ward
Waltham Cross
Local authority
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne
Postcode district
EN8
Postcode sector
EN8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN8 8FE 85 m
EN8 8AZ 87 m
EN8 7BF 90 m
EN8 8AX 91 m
EN8 7BJ 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN8 8AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN8
Postcode sector
EN8 8
Latitude
51.688080
Longitude
-0.035429
British National Grid easting
535,897
British National Grid northing
200,640

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Broxbourne · E07000095
Electoral ward
Waltham Cross · E05009010
Parish or community
E43000075
Westminster constituency
Broxbourne · E14001139
Output area
E00118569
Lower layer super output area
Broxbourne 013A · E01023336
Middle layer super output area
Broxbourne 013 · E02004855

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Ruthven Avenue, Waltham Cross, EN8 8AY 29 April 2024 £520,000
9, Ruthven Avenue, Waltham Cross, EN8 8AY 22 February 2024 £455,000
23, Ruthven Avenue, Waltham Cross, EN8 8AY 30 January 2024 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
51
Secondary
12

  1. Four Swannes Primary School

    Community school

    331 m

  2. Hurst Drive Primary School

    Community school

    405 m

  3. Greenfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    537 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 926
  • Anti social behaviour 465
  • Shoplifting 254
  • Vehicle crime 219
  • Other theft 189

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
92

42 female, 50 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.8
EN8 8 residents
11,570

Age bands in EN8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

2,150 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,373 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

3,401 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

2,964 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

1,910 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN8 8 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

15

within 5 km

  • STANHOPE SURGERY

    STANHOPE ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7DJ

    ODS code E82638

    234 m

  • ABBEY ROAD SURGERY

    63 ABBEY ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7LJ

    ODS code E82042

    550 m

  • WARDEN LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82123

    1.3 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

    1.8 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82133

    2.3 km

  • MARKET SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81749

    2.6 km

  • STOCKWELL LODGE MED.CTR.

    ROSEDALE WAY, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN7 6HL

    ODS code E82115

    3.2 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    3.9 km

  • THE MAPLES

    VANCOUVER ROAD, BROXBOURNE, EN10 6FD

    ODS code E82063

    3.9 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE BLMK CCG

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

    ODS code Y07040

    4.0 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

    4.7 km

  • ABERNETHY HOUSE SURGERY

    70 SILVER STREET, ENFIELD, EN1 3EB

    ODS code F85029

    4.9 km

  • WHITE LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    105 CHASE SIDE, ENFIELD, EN2 6NL

    ODS code F85025

    5.0 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

  • The Vine PH

    BCT · Waltham Cross

    0.2 miles

  • The Vine PH

    BCT · Waltham Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Waltham Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Waltham Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Waltham Cross

    0.3 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £467,250 from 8 recorded sales in EN8 8AY. 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

Published establishments

74 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 12 secondary schools. Four Swannes Primary School is the nearest published school at 331 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 243.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 926 events.

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