Enfield
Enfield is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 45,000. It has two GP surgeries, one supermarket, and five restaurants and cafés, along with 26 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Waltham Cross, 0.4 km away, the average sold house price is around £462,818, and there were around 412 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 Broxbourne area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 99,007 residents at roughly 1,925 people per km².
- Council
- Broxbourne
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 183rd of 294 English council areas — better than 38% 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 17° · 81% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
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
53US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
386 reported · July 2026▼ 8% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences112
- Anti-social behaviour92
- Shoplifting37
- Vehicle crime34
13 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Town · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- To reduce ASB in and around Palace gardens and the car parks.
- To reduce incidents of theft in priority store locations.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
144 reported road collisions (2024)
17 killed or seriously injured · 185 casualties · 14.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 386 rated 4–5 ★ (282 top)
- 41 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Enfield Town (0.4 km)
- 65 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Enfield Town (0.4 km):
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Live buses at Enfield Town / Church Street:
- N29 → Trafalgar Square · 1 min
- 329 → Turnpike Lane, Station · 6 min
- 329 → Turnpike Lane, Station · 17 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£406,678 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Broxbourne · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,687 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,133
- 2 bed £1,453
- 3 bed £1,782
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
10.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.8 times median annual pay (11.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 139.8p · AppleGreen (5.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (4.3 km)
44 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Palace Gardens Shop Centre (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres7
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches93
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Statement on behalf of Councillor Corina Gander, Leader of Broxbourne Council· 10 Sept 2026
- LGR pause in Hertfordshire: Statement from the Leader of the Council· 7 Sept 2026
- Waltham Cross welcomes the Queen Eleanor Cycle Ride· 7 Sept 2026
- Residents in Broxbourne urged to check voter registration details· 6 Aug 2026
- Little Movers & Big Groovers disco comes to the Spotlight this August· 30 Jul 2026
Source: Broxbourne Council
Population
99,007 residents in Broxbourne · 1,925/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 153 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,306 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (34% of 42,330)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
42 schools · 16,278 pupils
30 primary · 7 secondary · 5 other
Ofsted: 16 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)
42inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Broxbourne SchoolOutstanding
- Goffs - Churchgate AcademyGood
- Haileybury TurnfordGood
- Robert Barclay AcademyGood
- St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)Good
- The John Warner SchoolInadequate
- Goffs Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broxbourne
Care & health services
1,172 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices170
- Dentists295
- Homecare agencies329
- Hospitals & hospices34
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (ENFIELD TOWN)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 73 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
112 applications decided
90.2% granted · 101 granted, 11 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 majority
- Lab 3
- Con 25
- Ref 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools19
- GPs & clinics8
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets8
- Parks & greens24
- Restaurants & cafés75
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,085 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
£901 median full-time weekly pay
3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,495 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
50% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 42,407 certificates
7.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
91% low-carbon electricity
Wind 61% · Nuclear 28% · Gas 9% · Biomass 2%
39 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.3
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
Burleigh House, Enfield · 0.1 kmBurleigh House was a house in Enfield, near London, that was built in the mid-17th century for the lawyer James Mayoe. It was constructed on the grounds of a house once owned by the merchant Benjamin Deicrowe Jr. that…
Enfield Grammar School · 0.1 kmEnfield Grammar School is a boys' comprehensive school and sixth form with academy status in Enfield Town in the London Borough of Enfield in North London. The school was founded in 1558 and inherited part of a charit…
Barclays Bank, Enfield · 0.2 kmBarclays Bank, at 20 The Town, Enfield, formerly the London and Provincial Bank, is a Grade II listed building in the London Borough of Enfield. It was designed by William Gillbee Scott in a Flemish Renaissance style…
Old Vestry Office, Enfield · 0.2 kmThe Old Vestry Office is a grade II listed building at 22 The Town, Enfield, London.
Trinity Church, Enfield · 0.2 kmTrinity Church, Enfield is located at Church Street, Enfield, London. The church was formed in 1983 by the union of Enfield Methodist Church and St Paul's United Reformed Church.
- St Andrew's Enfield · 0.2 km
St Andrew's Enfield is a Church of England church in Enfield, London, and the original parish church of Enfield. It is a grade II* listed building with Historic England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Enfield?
- Enfield is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Broxbourne local authority.
- How deprived is Enfield?
- The Broxbourne local authority, which includes Enfield, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.