Buying a home in EN8, Waltham Cross. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£470kmost £433k–£512k

Houses per m²£5,493flats £4,459

Sold last year2221,883 in five years

Prices in Broxbourne+2.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in EN8 sold for £469,590 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £432,968 and £511,500, for about 88 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Waltham Cross (£479,000).

222 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £188k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in EN8 7 (£5,343) and the most in EN8 0 (£5,679).

Across Broxbourne, prices are up 2.5% on a year ago and up 10.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,780 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,141 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £94,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.

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House prices in EN8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£278,814	£273k–£293k	41 m²	25
2	£416,067	£382k–£459k	71 m²	476
3	£469,590	£433k–£512k	88 m²	700
4	£530,080	£484k–£604k	111 m²	95
5+	£643,759	£587k–£766k	141 m²	63

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£279k	£416k	£470k	£530k	£644k
Detached	—	£464k	£549k	£670k	£746k
Semi-detached	£277k	£454k	£499k	£520k	£586k
Terraced	£279k	£398k	£441k	£504k	£618k
Flats	£188k	£253k	£259k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across EN8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
EN8 0	£5,679	£4,344
EN8 7	£5,343	£4,623
EN8 8	£5,360	£4,413
EN8 9	£5,511	£4,371

Schools near EN8

Best state primary within 2 kmBrookland Junior School71% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Ignatius College68.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%14 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

EN7 Waltham Cross · 3 km3-bed house £492k EN9 Waltham Abbey · 3 km3-bed house £423k EN3 Enfield · 4 km3-bed house £452k EN10 Broxbourne · 4 km3-bed house £504k EN1 Enfield · 6 km3-bed house £541k EN2 Enfield · 6 km3-bed house £626k EN11 Hoddesdon · 8 km3-bed house £453k N9 London · 8 km3-bed house £447k

Questions about EN8

Is EN8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Waltham Cross; prices in Broxbourne are up 2.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (71% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68.8% against 43.8%); 222 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in EN8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in EN8 sold for £469,590 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £432,968 and £511,500.

Is EN8 expensive for Waltham Cross?

A 3-bedroom house in EN8 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Waltham Cross (£479,000).

How many homes sell in EN8 each year?

222 homes sold in the last year and 1,883 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near EN8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Brookland Junior School, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.