N21 3RL Enfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Winchmore Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Green Lanes, London: 41 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 E (43% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- POLICE STATION, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Capitol House, 794 Green Lanes, N21 2AW, permissioned (290 m)
- Capitol House, 794 Green Lanes, N21 2AW, permissioned (290 m)
- 42 Station Road, N21 3RA, permissioned (380 m)
- 42 Station Road, N21 3RA, permissioned (380 m)
- 543 Green Lanes, N13 4DR, permissioned (710 m)
- 543 Green Lanes, N13 4DR, permissioned (710 m)
- Sub Station, Woodcroft Sports Ground, N21 3QP, permissioned (730 m)
- Sub Station, Woodcroft Sports Ground, N21 3QP, permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 39 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 31 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 | Winchmore Hill 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m |
| Grange Park 493,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Palmers Green 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Station Road Winchmore Hill | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 5.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 10.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fords Grove Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Winchmore Hill Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Atkinsons Chemist | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadway Dental Care | 150 m |
| Hospital | North Middlesex Hospital (Psychiatric Link Liason Nurse Service) | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Edmonton Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Firs Farm Wetlands 21 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | Grovelands Park Play Area 2,280 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8.4 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 40 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 41 |
41 of the postcode's 41 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 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Green Lanes.