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Cheshunt Central

Middle area

South east Broxbourne. 8,547 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Cheshunt Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£422,500
Joint 1,679th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,069
Joint 3,435th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Cheshunt Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cheshunt Central at a rate of 93.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences270
Anti-social behaviour168
Other crime128
Criminal damage and arson59
Shoplifting53
Vehicle crime45
Drug offences30
Burglary27
Robbery9
Theft from the person8

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Cheshunt Central compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Broxbourne · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Broxbourne13 areas from £359,322 to £732,000. The middle area is £422,500. Cheshunt Central is £422,500.
£422,5007th most expensive
Population13 middle areas, Broxbourne · 2021
Population: every middle area in Broxbourne13 areas from 5,936 to 10,355. The middle area is 7,458. Cheshunt Central is 8,069.
8,0694th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Broxbourne · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Broxbourne13 areas from 0.0% to 95.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Cheshunt Central is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Broxbourne · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Broxbourne13 areas from 81.1% to 97.7%. The middle area is 94.3%. Cheshunt Central is 96.0%.
96.0%4th highest

Is Cheshunt Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cheshunt Central at a rate of 93.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cheshunt Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (270), anti-social behaviour (168) and other crime (128).

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.

Figures for the whole of Broxbourne

These figures are published for the whole of Broxbourne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Broxbourne and not Cheshunt Central alone. See Broxbourne

Average house price
£414,692
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,237
38th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 90th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.8
Joint 135th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cheshunt Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cheshunt Central was £422,500 in 2025.

Cheshunt Central had 8,069 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Cheshunt Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cheshunt Central, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.