N9 8LY Enfield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lower Edmonton. Region: London.
Streets
- Cumberland Road, Edmonton: 47 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 A (37% of about 540 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
- Edmonton Green North Mall Car Park, permissioned (710 m)
- Edmonton Green North Mall Car Park, permissioned (710 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 45 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 46 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 46 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 13 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 | Edmonton Green 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Ponders End 884,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bush Hill Park 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Exeter Road Lower Edmonton | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 12.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest 32 Bath Road Parking | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Medicus Health Partners | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Aqua Chemist | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bounces Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | North Middlesex Hospital (Psychiatric Link Liason Nurse Service) | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Edmonton Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Forest Road Golden Jubilee Park 1,340 m² | 590 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | Henry Barrass Recreation Ground 6.0 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | Barrowfield Allotments 3.1 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| William Girling Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| South Marsh | Wetland | 2.1 km north-east |
| Banbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south |
| King George's Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north-east |
| Ainslie Wood | Wood | 3.2 km south-east |
| Pole Hill | Hill | 3.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 | 47 | 47 |
None of the postcode's 47 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 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 Cumberland Road.