N18 2TY Enfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Edmonton Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Fore Street, Edmonton: 44 addresses
- Park Road, Edmonton: 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 (43% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, FORE STREET ANGEL (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Borough wide.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 258 AND 260, FORE STREET N18, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 10 Park Road, N18 2UQ, permissioned (140 m)
- 10 Park Road, N18 2UQ, permissioned (140 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 16 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 14 low and 0 very low.
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 14 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Silver Street 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Edmonton Green 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Meridian Water 494,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Angel Corner Edmonton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 10.2 km (6.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking Space on Brook Crescent, N9 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.9 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr Me Silver's Practice | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Green Cross Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | North Middlesex Hospital (Psychiatric Link Liason Nurse Service) | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Edmonton Police Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Enfield Wine | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,250 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pymmes Park 20 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,430 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | Barrowfield Allotments 3.1 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lamb's Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb's Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Church of All Saints Edmonton Parish Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Banbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Lockwood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| William Girling Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Ainslie Wood | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Pole Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 27 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 45 |
41 of the postcode's 45 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 50% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 55% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 15% | 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 Fore Street.