EN3 6UP Enfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Enfield Lock. Region: London.
Streets
- Mollison Avenue, London: 37 addresses
- Hertford Road, London: 1 address
- Ordnance Road, London: 1 address
- Gilbert Street, London: 1 address
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 (32% of about 710 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
- 638 Hertford Road, EN3 5TD, permissioned (90 m)
- 638 Hertford Road, EN3 5TD, permissioned (90 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 20 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 | Turkey Street 991,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m |
| Enfield Lock 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m | |
| Waltham Cross 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Turkey Street Station Enfield Wash | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Waltham Cross | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Turkey Street Station Car Park (TfL) | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 30.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Ordnance Unity Centre For Health | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ronchetti Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ordnance Unity Centre | 100 m |
| Hospital | Cheshunt Community Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Enfield Police Service | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Enfield Food Centre Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.0 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,620 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Myddelton House, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.5 km west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Myddelton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km west |
| Eleanor Cross, Waltham Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Elsyng Palace | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Forty Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Valley | Valley | 1.8 km north-east |
| Tumbling Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| Rammey Marsh | Wetland | 1.8 km east |
| County Brook Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Rammey Marsh Flood Relief Channel | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Barn Hill | Hill | 3.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 14 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 23 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 40 |
40 of the postcode's 40 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Mollison Avenue.