Social housing in Broxbourne
14.2% of households in Broxbourne are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Broxbourne?
Broxbourne ranks 199th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 39,862 households, 5,679 are social homes (14.2%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Broxbourne compare with the UK average?
At -3.3 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Broxbourne sits below the national level.
Broxbourne at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Broxbourne.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Broxbourne has 42 schools — 42 state-funded. That includes 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Of the 20 with a published Ofsted grade, 80% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 54 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Broxbourne, offering about 2,289 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Broxbourne sits in decile 6 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 2% of its 58 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £4,940 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore Broxbourne
See Broxbourne through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).