Is EN1 1SQ a good place to live?
Enfield (EN1 1SQ), Enfield, England
View EN1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EN1 1SQ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (11 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EN1 1SQ is a UK postcode in EN1 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Southbury, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EN1 1SQ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 10 incidents were reported in EN1 1SQ. It ranks in the lower half for safety within EN1.
Overall score
Excellent 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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 92/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
EN1 1SQ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 10 incidents were reported in EN1 1SQ.
The most common categories are Burglary (20%), Criminal damage arson (20%), Vehicle crime (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EN1, this postcode ranks 1442 of 2140 for safety.
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
Schools near EN1 1SQ
93 schools near EN1 1SQ, including 11 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (10 Outstanding, 57 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (1 Outstanding and 19 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EN1 1SQ is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.1 miles away.
Bush Hill Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Morrisons0.1 mi
- Sainsbury's0.3 mi
- ALDI0.5 mi
- Tesco Extra0.6 mi
- Metro Food Centre0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Bush Hill Park0.3 mi
- Enfield Playing Fields0.5 mi
- Lee Road Open Space0.6 mi
- Ponders End Park0.8 mi
- Riverside Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Southbury is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from EN1 1SQ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Bush Hill Park (0.6 mi), Enfield Town (0.8 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Southbury0.4 mi
- Bush Hill Park0.6 mi
- Enfield Town0.8 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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