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Cheshunt Central: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Cheshunt Central neighbourhood of Broxbourne, England (ONS area Broxbourne 010). Headline figures assembled 3 November 2026. Postcodes EN8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near EN8 9RE.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Cheshunt Central is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Broxbourne (2 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £450,000 and flats for £250,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Broxbourne (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Cheshunt, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 3 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£450,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£250,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 0 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£55,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Cheshunt Central sits in Broxbourne

Typical house price: 6th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Broxbourne
Typical flat price: joint 3rd highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Broxbourne with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 7th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Broxbourne

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 3 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Cheshunt Central

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Broxbourne, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Broxbourne, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 3 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Broxbourne, 2 the other way and 18 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

Air quality
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Cheshunt Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (610 m in a straight line). About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia and London Overground to London Liverpool Street (24 to 32 min); Greater Anglia to Hertford East (about 23 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Millbrook School 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Goffs - Churchgate Academy 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas (Jun 2026).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Cheshunt Central

What is the typical house price in Cheshunt Central?

£450,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does Cheshunt Central compare with the rest of Broxbourne?

Typical house price: 6th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Broxbourne. Typical flat price: joint 3rd highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Broxbourne with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Broxbourne.

Is Cheshunt Central an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Cheshunt Central gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 0 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Cheshunt Central?

Cheshunt. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (610 m in a straight line). About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia and London Overground to London Liverpool Street (24 to 32 min); Greater Anglia to Hertford East (about 23 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Cheshunt Central?

Nearest state primary school. Millbrook School. 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Goffs - Churchgate Academy. 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas (Jun 2026).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.