EN8 8DF

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN8 8DG 74 m
EN8 8BP 76 m
EN8 8EA 103 m
EN8 8EG 139 m
EN8 8DB 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN8 8DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN8
Postcode sector
EN8 8
Latitude
51.683579
Longitude
-0.039486
British National Grid easting
535,630
British National Grid northing
200,132

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
E00118566
Lower layer super output area
Broxbourne 013D · E01023339
Middle layer super output area
Broxbourne 013 · E02004855

Postcode source versions

Explore EN8

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Hurst Drive, Waltham Cross, EN8 8DF 10 August 2018 £353,000
1, Hurst Drive, Waltham Cross, EN8 8DF 23 January 2007 £105,000
7, Hurst Drive, Waltham Cross, EN8 8DF 30 June 2006 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
52
Secondary
15
  1. Greenfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    43 m
  2. Hurst Drive Primary School

    Community school

    190 m
  3. The Lea Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    398 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,692
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,209
  • Anti social behaviour 604
  • Vehicle crime 318
  • Other theft 249
  • Public order 227

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN8 8 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

16

within 5 km

  • ABBEY ROAD SURGERY

    63 ABBEY ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7LJ

    ODS code E82042

    658 m

  • STANHOPE SURGERY

    STANHOPE ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7DJ

    ODS code E82638

    712 m

  • THE ORDNANCE UNITY CENTRE FOR HEALTH

    645 HERTFORD ROAD, ENFIELD, EN3 6ND

    ODS code F85023

    1.3 km

  • WARDEN LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82123

    1.9 km

  • CROMWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82079

    2.2 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82133

    2.8 km

  • MARKET SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81749

    2.9 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE BLMK CCG

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

    ODS code Y07040

    3.5 km

  • STOCKWELL LODGE MED.CTR.

    ROSEDALE WAY, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN7 6HL

    ODS code E82115

    3.5 km

  • EAGLE HOUSE SURGERY

    291 HIGH STREET, ENFIELD, EN3 4DN

    ODS code F85004

    4.0 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    4.1 km

  • EAST ENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F85634

    4.2 km

  • ABERNETHY HOUSE SURGERY

    70 SILVER STREET, ENFIELD, EN1 3EB

    ODS code F85029

    4.3 km

  • WHITE LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    105 CHASE SIDE, ENFIELD, EN2 6NL

    ODS code F85025

    4.4 km

  • THE MAPLES

    VANCOUVER ROAD, BROXBOURNE, EN10 6FD

    ODS code E82063

    4.5 km

  • THE TOWN SURGERY LTD

    37 CECIL ROAD, ENFIELD, EN2 6TJ

    ODS code F85678

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Langdale Gardens (EN8)

    BCT · Freezy Water

    0.2 miles
  • Lea Valley High School

    BCT · Freezy Water

    0.2 miles
  • Langdale Gardens (EN8)

    BCT · Freezy Water

    0.2 miles
  • Lea Valley High School

    BCT · Freezy Water

    0.2 miles
  • Arlington Crescent

    BCT · Freezy Water

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Broxbourne 013D, 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

8,328 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 15 secondary schools. Greenfield Nursery School is the nearest published school at 43 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,692 published events cover 12 months, averaging 307.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,209 events.

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