Is EN3 4ED a good place to live?
Enfield (EN3 4ED), Enfield, England
View EN3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 8 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EN3 4ED has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 2/5 (below average)
- Schools: 93 nearby (8 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 8 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EN3 4ED is a UK postcode in EN3 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 8 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Southbury, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EN3 4ED include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 75% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 68 incidents were reported in EN3 4ED. It ranks 1006 of 1014 for safety within EN3.
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
- 2/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 70/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
EN3 4ED is rated 2/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 68 incidents were reported in EN3 4ED.
The most common categories are Violent crime (29%), Anti-social behaviour (24%), Public order (9%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EN3, this postcode ranks 1006 of 1014 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- EN3 district average
- 412 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near EN3 4ED
93 schools near EN3 4ED, including 8 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (8 Outstanding, 58 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (20 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EN3 4ED 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 Ponders End Food Centre, 0.1 miles away.
Ponders End Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Ponders End Food Centre0.1 mi
- Asda0.1 mi
- Enfield Food Hall0.2 mi
- Metro Food Centre0.3 mi
- New African Supermarket0.3 mi
Parks & green space
- Ponders End Park0.2 mi
- Lee Road Open Space0.7 mi
- Durants Park0.7 mi
- Jubilee Park0.8 mi
- Bush Hill Park1.0 mi
Transportation
Southbury is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from EN3 4ED - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Ponders End (0.5 mi), Bush Hill Park (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Southbury0.4 mi
- Ponders End0.5 mi
- Bush Hill Park1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 75%, ultrafast 75%, 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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