Douglas Close London, Enfield
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (EN4), about 110 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 20700021.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £1,325,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band H; Band D in Enfield costs £2,268 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hadley Wood, about 460 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Trent Park, is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 81 to 83 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Addington Medical Centre, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 830 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £1,325,000 | £1,250,000 | £1,400,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £1,175,000 | £1,175,000 | £1,175,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £1,190,000 | £970,000 | £1,555,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £1,175,000 | £1,175,000 | £1,175,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £1,355,000 | £1,355,000 | £1,355,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £1,470,000 | £1,470,000 | £1,470,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £1,150,000 | £900,000 | £1,400,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £740,000 | £740,000 | £740,000 |
| 2008 | 5 | £890,000 | £785,000 | £1,020,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £1,155,000 | £1,155,000 | £1,155,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2024 | 4 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £1,250,000 | |
| 31 May 2024 | 2 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £1,400,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 8 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £1,175,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2020 | 1 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £970,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2020 | 14 EN4 0AQ | Detached | £1,555,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2020 | 10 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £1,190,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2019 | 6 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £1,175,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2015 | 2 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £1,355,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2011 | 14 EN4 0AQ | Detached | £1,470,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2010 | 14 EN4 0AQ | Detached | £1,400,000 | |
| 18 May 2010 | 8 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £900,000 | |
| 22 May 2009 | 3 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £740,000 | New build. |
| 28 Oct 2008 | 8 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £890,000 | New build. |
| 15 Oct 2008 | 6 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £855,000 | New build. |
| 22 Aug 2008 | 1 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £785,000 | New build. |
| 29 Feb 2008 | 10 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £936,000 | New build. |
| 31 Jan 2008 | 12 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £1,020,000 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2007 | 2 EN4 0AQ | Semi-detached | £1,155,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 226 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5); House, detached (1). Built: 2007-2011 (3); 1976-1982 (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band H (45% of about 1,590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, HADLEY WOOD (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 22 Beech Hill, EN4 0JP, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 22 Beech Hill, EN4 0JP, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN4 0AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| EN4 0HX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 81 m and 83 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN4 0AQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EN4 0HX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hadley Wood 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| New Barnet 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Potters Bar 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Duchy Road Hadley Wood | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Waltham Cross | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Kingmaker House Car Park | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 24 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Luton Airport LTN | 26.6 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Addington Medical Centre | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Mountford Chemists | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hadley Wood Dental Practice | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Potter Bar Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Barnet Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Salford - Chapel Street - Vimto Gardens, Chapel Street | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Trent Park 196 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Clifford Road Allotments 3.5 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wrotham Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wrotham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Trent Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Battle of Barnet 1471 | Registered battlefield | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Broadgates Hill | Hill | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Spoilbank Wood | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Sewits Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Newman's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Deadman's Bottom | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Beech Hill Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the street's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Enfield: see them on the Enfield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley Wood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 260 m | No published inspection |
| Livingstone Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| JCoSS Jewish | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Monken Hadley CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cromer Road Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport4kids EN4 0HT | School/college/university | 110 m | 4 Good | 8 Oct 2021 |
| Impact Food Bidco Ltd EN4 0HT | School/college/university | 110 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Green Trees Care Home EN4 0EY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Alphablocks Nursery School EN4 0EN | Other catering premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Hadley Wood Lawn Tennis Club EN4 0EL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Hadley Wood Golf Club EN4 0JJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near St Ronans Close (5); On or near Courtleigh Avenue (4); On or near Duchy Road (2); On or near Claremont Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Courtleigh Avenue · Claremont Road · St Ronans Close · Crescent East · Helena Close · Duchy Road · Parklands Close · Kingwell Road · Waggon Road · Waggon Road · Old Orchard Close · Corbar Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.