N21 1TD Enfield
Live postcode, introduced December 1996. Ward: Oakwood. 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 (37% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, HIGHLANDS (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 63 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 | Grange Park 493,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Winchmore Hill 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Enfield Chase 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Oakwood Underground Station | 1.3 km |
| Southgate Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Blackwell Close Oakwood | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 11.8 km |
| Car parks | Oakwood Rear Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Highlands Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Highlands Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dentist And Osteopath On The Hill | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Chase Farm Hospital (Beh-Mht Services) | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Esso Enfield | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oakwood Park 26 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,190 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Cheyne Walk Allotments 2.4 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval moated site, 408m ENE of Highland's School, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km north-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval moated site, 408m ENE of Highland's School | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Grovelands Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km south |
| Earthworks at Old Park | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Trent Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boxer's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 540 m north |
| Houndsden Spinney | Wood | 770 m south-east |
| Shaws Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Hog Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Triangular Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Williams Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.