Is EN1 1FQ a good place to live?

Enfield (EN1 1FQ), Enfield, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

EN1 1FQ has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (9 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

EN1 1FQ is a UK postcode in EN1 with a very high crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Southbury, 0.2 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around EN1 1FQ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away.

Over the past 6 months, 17 incidents were reported in EN1 1FQ. It ranks in the top half for safety within EN1.

Overall score

Good overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
70/100 — Good
Amenities
83/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

EN1 1FQ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in EN1 1FQ.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (71%), Vehicle crime (12%), Violent crime (6%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within EN1, this postcode ranks 1072 of 2140 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
17last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

EN1 district average
629 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
12 (71%)
Vehicle Crime
2 (12%)
Violent Crime
1 (6%)
Other Theft
1 (6%)
Public Order
1 (6%)

Schools near EN1 1FQ

94 schools near EN1 1FQ, including 9 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 75 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 59 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (18 Good) within the local area.

75
Primary
19
Secondary
9
Outstanding
Primary schools75 schools
9
59
3
4
Outstanding (9) Good (59) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools19 schools
18
1
Good (18) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

EN1 1FQ has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 1 gym or fitness studio.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.2 miles away.

Durants Park is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.

5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Sainsbury's
    EN11TH
    0.2 mi
  • ALDI
    EN13RW
    0.3 mi
  • Tesco Extra
    EN34DP
    0.3 mi
  • Morrisons
    EN11TW
    0.4 mi
  • New African Supermarket
    EN34HF
    0.4 mi

Parks & green space

  • Durants Park
    EN37TW
    0.5 mi
  • Enfield Playing Fields
    EN13PG
    0.6 mi
  • Ponders End Park
    EN34LB
    0.6 mi
  • Bush Hill Park
    EN11QN
    0.7 mi
  • Lee Road Open Space
    EN11ET
    0.8 mi

Transportation

Southbury is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from EN1 1FQ - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Bush Hill Park (1.0 mi), Ponders End (1.0 mi), Brimsdown (1.0 mi).

In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

4
Stations in range
0.2miles
Closest
  • Southbury
    EN34FE
    0.2 mi
  • Bush Hill Park
    EN12PY
    1.0 mi
  • Ponders End
    EN34QB
    1.0 mi
  • Brimsdown
    EN37SG
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.

Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.

0%
Full fibre
0%
Ultrafast
0%
Superfast
Full fibre
0%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
0%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
0%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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