The Hertfordshire town of Hoddesdon is an attractive place to live and many choose to rent a home in the town to commute to work in nearby London. The meridian line goes through the east of the town and Hoddesdon sits in the pretty Lea Valley region. In the 18th century, Hoddesdon was mainly used as a stop off area for coaches travelling from Cambridge to London and more recently it was used as an excavation point for gravel in the 1970s which subsequently left many lakes that are now used for recreation in the town.

Hoddesdon is without a parish and it is governed by two tiers of government; the county and the district. Bishops Stortford is only a few miles from Hoddesdon and Cheshunt also nearby. The majority of the shops and market stalls are located in the High Street and there are a few large centres to choose from whether you are looking for a supermarket or department store. Property for rent mainly appeals to people commuting to London as Hoddesdon sits within an area known as the London Commuter Belt.

The older parts of the town are home to a few pubs and restaurants and people flock from surrounding villages to enjoy the wide choice of local amenities and facilities in Hoddesdon. The Tower Centre is the most famous place to enjoy shopping in Hoddesdon and with large cities like Cambridge and London easy to reach via rail and road; Hoddesdon enjoys a great location for would-be-renters. There are two secondary schools in Hoddesdon proving it is an ideal spot for families as well as single people and couples who want to live and work in the area.