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 (IoD2019). 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 114th of 294 English council areas — better than 61% 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
22°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 23° / 13° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Light rain shower
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:24
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
149 reported · July 2026▲ 2% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences55
- Anti-social behaviour25
- Vehicle crime18
- Drugs13
42 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
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
302 reported road collisions (2024)
76 killed or seriously injured · 371 casualties · 22.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 359 rated 4–5 ★ (296 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:
- 121 → Enfield Lock, Island Village · 9 min
- 491 → Waltham Cross · 13 min
- 491 → Waltham Cross · 23 min
- 121 → Enfield Lock, Island Village · 25 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£536,765 average▲ 4.9% YoY
Across Epping Forest · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,843 average monthly rent▲ 5.7% YoY
- 1 bed £1,229
- 2 bed £1,583
- 3 bed £1,939
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)
33 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)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 200 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
45inspected 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
1,571 CQC-registered services
- Care homes407
- GP practices230
- Dentists309
- Homecare agencies475
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 87% 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
277 applications decided
70.4% granted · 195 granted, 82 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Feryal Clark
Labour
Enfield North
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
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
9,040 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1,724 jobs advertised · £42,941 avg
e.g. Vehicle Technician, Science Teaching Assistant, Commercial Tyre Technician - Mobile
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
94% low-carbon electricity
Wind 47% · Solar 30% · Nuclear 16% · Gas 6%
26 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 80.8 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Enfield North:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s461 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership291 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test259 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office188 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership151 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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)
Nearby towns
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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 IoD2019.