EN2 7QS Enfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ridgeway. Region: London.
Streets
- Enfield Road, Enfield: 4 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Enfield in 2026-27: Band D £2,268 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,512 | £1,764 | £2,016 | £2,268 | £2,772 | £3,276 | £3,779 | £4,535 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (43% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Borough wide.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 31 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Enfield Chase 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Gordon Hill 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Grange Park 493,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Oakwood Underground Station | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Links Side Grange Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Waltham Cross | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 13.0 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 20.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Luton Airport LTN | 30.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bincote Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Capricorn Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice On The Hill | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Chase Farm Hospital (Beh-Mht Services) | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Esso Enfield | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cheyne Walk Open Space 6.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Trentwood Side Allotments 1.4 ha | 150 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval moated site, 408m ENE of Highland's School, a scheduled monument, 630 m south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval moated site, 408m ENE of Highland's School | Scheduled monument | 630 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m east |
| Earthworks at Old Park | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Trent Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km west |
| Grovelands Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boxer's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 750 m south-west |
| Hog Hill | Hill | 890 m north-west |
| Williams Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Shaws Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Houndsden Spinney | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Cuckolds Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the postcode's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Enfield Road.