EN2 8LY Enfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ridgeway. Region: London.
Streets
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 D (49% of about 720 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, EN2 8JL, permissioned (420 m)
- Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, EN2 8JL, permissioned (420 m)
- 103 Chase Side, EN2 6NL, permissioned (910 m)
- 103 Chase Side, EN2 6NL, permissioned (910 m)
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 66 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 | Gordon Hill 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m |
| Enfield Chase 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Enfield Town 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Drapers Road / Holtwhites Hill Clay Hill | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Waltham Cross | 5.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 13.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 20.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Luton Airport LTN | 30.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest White Lodge Medical Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Whitakers Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust | 550 m |
| Hospital | Chase Farm Hospital (Beh-Mht Services) | 550 m |
| Police station | Enfield Police Service | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Compass Group - Chase Farm Hospital, 127 The Ridgeway Cashzone | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hilly Fields Park 36 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Four Hills Estate Play Area 1,100 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Chaselands Allotments 1.8 ha | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 37 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary Magdalene, a listed building (Grade II*), 950 m south. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south |
| Medieval moated site, 408m ENE of Highland's School | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Flash Road aqueduct | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Forty Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-east |
| Trent Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hilly Fields Park | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Hog Hill | Hill | 1.2 km west |
| Cuckolds Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Williams Wood | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Boxer's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Shaws Wood | Wood | 2.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the postcode's 7 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 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.