Broxbourne: local statistics
Broxbourne is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 103,130 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Broxbourne, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In 2022 to 2024, women in Broxbourne had a life expectancy at birth of 85.2 years; for men it was 80.9 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.9 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.1 more. It is the 6th highest for women of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
The median full-time employee living in Broxbourne was paid £900.90 a week before tax in April 2025 (£46,237 a year). It is the 7th highest of all 45 council areas in the East of England, and 11.9% more than across the East of England. For full-time jobs located in Broxbourne the median is £726.10 a week (−£174.80 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £615.30: a change of +46% before inflation.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Broxbourne is £2,306.43, 4.9% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 35th highest of 45 in the East of England. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,451.86.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 83.3% of Broxbourne residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 7.8 points either way, against 78.3% across the East of England. Its lowest reading in the series was 72.3% and its highest 85.1%.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Broxbourne at £411,689 for July 2026, a rise of 2.5% in twelve months. It ranks as 14th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest; the average for the East of England was £337,518. Prices are 20% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Broxbourne (£46,237) gives a ratio of 8.9. That ratio is the 16th highest ratio of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
5,210 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Broxbourne in March 2026, 17% more than in 2016. That is 51 for every 1,000 residents, the 14th highest of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
3.3% of Broxbourne residents aged 16 to 64 (2,135 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 3.3% in the East of England. The rate was the same a year earlier. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 3.0% (October 2022) and 5.0% (August 2021).
In mid-2025 the population of Broxbourne was estimated at 103,130, up 1.2% on mid-2024. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +6.0%, against +8.5% for the East of England as a whole, 28th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the fastest growth. No earlier year in the series was higher.
In the year to March 2026, 7,410 offences were recorded by police in Broxbourne: 71.9 per 1,000 people, close to the middle of all 42 council areas in the East of England (18th highest rate). The rate was 67.7 in the year to March 2025. The highest rate in the series was 82.2, in the year to March 2019. Fraud is not included.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 97,275 |
| 2016 | 98,153 |
| 2017 | 98,096 |
| 2018 | 98,317 |
| 2019 | 98,869 |
| 2020 | 99,311 |
| 2021 | 99,142 |
| 2022 | 99,053 |
| 2023 | 100,744 |
| 2024 | 101,886 |
| 2025 | 103,130 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £343,757 |
| July 2017 | £340,082 |
| July 2018 | £355,403 |
| July 2019 | £366,416 |
| July 2020 | £348,910 |
| July 2021 | £372,515 |
| July 2022 | £403,721 |
| July 2023 | £389,547 |
| July 2024 | £403,993 |
| July 2025 | £401,499 |
| July 2026 | £411,689 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £615.30 a week |
| 2016 | £589.40 a week |
| 2017 | £628.30 a week |
| 2018 | £631.50 a week |
| 2019 | £628.40 a week |
| 2020 | £755.50 a week |
| 2021 | £684.10 a week |
| 2022 | £693.40 a week |
| 2023 | £768.50 a week |
| 2024 | £797.80 a week |
| 2025 | £900.90 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,451.86 |
| 2017-18 | £1,521.07 |
| 2018-19 | £1,612.70 |
| 2019-20 | £1,681.18 |
| 2020-21 | £1,750.44 |
| 2021-22 | £1,826.87 |
| 2022-23 | £1,900.55 |
| 2023-24 | £1,996.87 |
| 2024-25 | £2,094.99 |
| 2025-26 | £2,198.11 |
| 2026-27 | £2,306.43 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 64.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 69.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 78.6 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 82.2 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 80.8 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 67.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 62.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 65.5 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 67.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 67.7 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 71.9 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.9% |
| 2016/17 | 72.3% |
| 2017/18 | 76.7% |
| 2018/19 | 76.8% |
| 2019/20 | 77.3% |
| 2020/21 | 84.3% |
| 2021/22 | 85.1% |
| 2022/23 | 73.1% |
| 2023/24 | 78.5% |
| 2024/25 | 83.3% |
| 2025/26 | 83.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.3 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.7 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 85.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.9 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.9 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.2 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,460 |
| 2017 | 4,620 |
| 2018 | 4,595 |
| 2019 | 4,765 |
| 2020 | 4,825 |
| 2021 | 4,880 |
| 2022 | 4,880 |
| 2023 | 4,880 |
| 2024 | 4,955 |
| 2025 | 5,085 |
| 2026 | 5,210 |
Questions about Broxbourne
What is life expectancy in Broxbourne?
85.2 years for women and 80.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average salary in Broxbourne?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Broxbourne was £900.90 a week in April 2025 (£46,237 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How much is Band D council tax in Broxbourne?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,306.43 for 2026-27.
What is the average house price in Broxbourne?
£411,689 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+2.5% on a year).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Broxbourne?
The ONS claimant count was 2,135 in August 2026, 3.3% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the population of Broxbourne?
The ONS estimates 103,130 people lived in Broxbourne in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Broxbourne?
71.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
Who has power over Broxbourne
Every body that makes decisions for Broxbourne, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Broxbourne council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Broxbourne in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Broxbourne: Lewis Cocking (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the East of England: Babergh · Fenland · Great Yarmouth · Harlow · North Norfolk · Watford
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