EN3 4NQ Enfield
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Ponders End. Region: London.
Streets
- Morson Road, London: 52 addresses
- Morson Road, London: 6 addresses
- Meridian Way, London: 4 addresses
- Riverside Industrial Estate, Ponders End: 2 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 C (51% of about 1,370 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Alma Estate, Alma Road, EN3 4UH, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Alma Estate, Alma Road, EN3 4UH, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- 1-40 Robin Hall, Gardiner Close, EN3 4LP, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 1-40 Robin Hall, Gardiner Close, EN3 4LP, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
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 64 addresses are between 12 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 82%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ponders End 884,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 370 m |
| Southbury 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Brimsdown 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wharf Road Ponders End | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Waltham Cross | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Nightingale (Dunnock Close) Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.1 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 33 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nightingale House Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Electra Pharmacy | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smiles Defined Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Chingford Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Waltham Forest Police | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Durants Food & Wine, Enfield Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chelsfield Green 3,660 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cuckoo Hall Recreation Ground 1.5 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Falcon Fields Allotments 6.6 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Marsh | Wetland | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| William Girling Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| King George's Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Yardley Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| The Hawk Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Lee Valley | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 3 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 13 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 10 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 38 |
28 of the postcode's 64 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 26 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Enfield: see them on the Enfield page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 12% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Morson Road.