Enfield
Enfield is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 156,000. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 12 bus stops and Enfield Lock railway station 1.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £462,818, and there were around 164 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Enfield area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Epping Forest area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 134,979 residents at roughly 398 people per km².
- Council
- Epping Forest
- County
- Essex
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Police force
- Essex
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 110th of 294 English council areas — better than 63% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 8° · 44% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:29
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
11US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Greenwich - Woolwich Flyover, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
106 reported · August 2026▼ 3% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour35
- Violence & sexual offences35
- Vehicle crime9
- Burglary6
2 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Waltham Abbey · Essex
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) - Concerns from residents about ASB in Epping Forest particularly in hotspot areas including Debden Broadway,…
- Violent Crime - Concerns about serious violence and drug-related harm in Epping Forest.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
330 reported road collisions (2025)
105 killed or seriously injured · 464 casualties · 24.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 362 rated 4–5 ★ (299 top)
- 32 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Enfield Lock (1.2 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Enfield Lock (1.3 km):
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Live buses at Canal Side Walk:
- 491 → Waltham Cross · 2 min
- 491 → Waltham Cross · 15 min
- 121 → Enfield Lock, Island Village · 17 min
- 491 → North Middlesex Hospital · 21 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£530,653 average▼ 0.3% YoY
Across Epping Forest · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,844 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,230
- 2 bed £1,584
- 3 bed £1,941
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
12.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.4 times median annual pay (13.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,596 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)
18 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 31 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Bakers Arms (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches13
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
134,979 residents in Epping Forest · 398/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,097
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,993
- Net moves+1,104
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 205 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,277 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (24% of 58,610)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
54 schools · 19,253 pupils
35 primary · 7 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 17 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
45 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Davenant Foundation SchoolGood
- Epping St John's Church of England SchoolGood
- Roding Valley High SchoolGood
- Debden Park High School
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
- The Ongar Academy
- West Hatch High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Epping Forest
Care & health services
1,574 CQC-registered services
- Care homes408
- GP practices229
- Dentists312
- Homecare agencies474
- Hospitals & hospices40
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
322 applications decided
70.8% granted · 228 granted, 94 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Feryal Clark
Labour
Enfield North
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 1
- Con 19
- LD 6
- Ref 12
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,300 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
784 jobs advertised · £42,403 avg
e.g. HGV Driver, Fashion Design | Sewing Teacher, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£883 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£36,421 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 58,461 certificates
8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
72% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Gas 27% · Nuclear 17% · Biomass 9%
117 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in EN3
- Eagle House Surgery
- The Ordnance Unity Centre For Health
- East Enfield Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Enfield North:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND167 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Reform Carer’s Allowance rules so carers can earn more without losing support119 local signatures · 5,261 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks97 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth88 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements75 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Enfield Island Village · 0.3 km
Enfield Island Village is a modern housing development in the Enfield Lock area of Enfield, north London. It was built between 1997 and 2003 on land previously occupied by the Royal Small Arms Factory.
Royal Small Arms Factory · 0.4 kmThe Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF), also known by the metonym Enfield, was a UK government-owned rifle factory in Enfield, adjoining the Lee Navigation in the Lea Valley. Some parts were in Waltham Abbey. The factory…
- Enfield Lock (lock) · 0.5 km
Enfield Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation, in the London Borough of Enfield. It gives its name to the surrounding area of Enfield Lock. The lock is close to site of the former Royal Small Arms Factory, now k…
- Newmans Weir · 0.5 km
Newmans Weir is a weir on the River Lea located near Enfield Lock. The weir has wooden sluice gates within cast-iron guide frames. It was reconstructed in 1907, replacing a series of previous timber weirs.
- Rammey Marsh · 0.9 km
Rammey Marsh is located in the Lee Valley Park at Enfield Lock, Enfield, England, and covers approximately 42 hectares. The site is owned and managed by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.
Oasis Academy Enfield · 1.0 kmOasis Academy Enfield is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Enfield Lock area of Enfield, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Enfield?
- Enfield is a town in Essex, England, in the Epping Forest local authority.
- How deprived is Enfield?
- The Epping Forest local authority, which includes Enfield, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.