2,744
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
39 · 5.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£473,000
Median property price
215
Postcodes
Overview of Boreham and The Leighs
Coordinates51.7880, 0.5259
Postcodes
215
Population (Census)
6,930
Households (Census)
2,744
Recorded crime · May '26
39 · 5.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Boreham and The Leighs
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.32 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.32 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Boreham and The Leighs
Property sales · Boreham and The Leighs
HM Land Registry · Boreham and The Leighs
Average price
£444,551
YoY: -7.6%
Median price: £469,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £585,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£593k£436k£280k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Boreham and The Leighs
Crime trends · Boreham and The Leighs
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY -22%
ASB
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
Demographics in Boreham and The Leighs
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.3%
Other White1.9%
African1.2%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 6.4%
Religion
Christian48.0%
No religion44.1%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4919.2%
50–6419.1%
25–3413.8%
65–749.7%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Other13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
Any member 66+11.0%
All members 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 35.8%
Schools in Boreham and The Leighs
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Boreham Primary School
Essex · CM3 3DB
Good
2.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Great Leighs Primary School
Essex · CM3 1RP
Good
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
New Hall School
Essex · CM3 3HS
1.8 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 1–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Boreham and The Leighs
Postcodes in Boreham and The Leighs
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