Is EN3 5DL a good place to live?

Enfield (EN3 5DL), Enfield, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 7 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

EN3 5DL has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (7 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 7 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

EN3 5DL is a UK postcode in EN3 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 7 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Brimsdown, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around EN3 5DL include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in EN3 5DL. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within EN3.

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
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
70/100 — Good
Amenities
83/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

EN3 5DL is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in EN3 5DL.

The most common categories are Criminal damage arson (50%), Drugs (25%), Other crime (25%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within EN3, this postcode ranks 170 of 1014 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
4last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Criminal Damage Arson
2 (50%)
Drugs
1 (25%)
Other Crime
1 (25%)

Schools near EN3 5DL

94 schools near EN3 5DL, including 7 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 74 primary schools (7 Outstanding, 59 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (20 Good) within the local area.

74
Primary
20
Secondary
7
Outstanding
Primary schools74 schools
7
59
4
4
Outstanding (7) Good (59) Requires Improvement (4) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools20 schools
20
Good (20)

Nearby amenities

EN3 5DL 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 Fresh Food Centre, 0.6 miles away.

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

5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Fresh Food Centre
    EN35BH
    0.6 mi
  • Efe Food & Wine
    EN35AZ
    0.6 mi
  • Enfield Food Centre
    EN35SX
    0.7 mi
  • FoodArt
    EN35TD
    0.8 mi
  • Lidl
    EN36LZ
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Albany Park
    EN36AU
    0.5 mi
  • Durants Park
    EN37TW
    0.5 mi
  • Prince of Wales Open Space
    EN37NN
    0.7 mi
  • Soham Lane Open Space
    EN36HD
    0.8 mi
  • Hoe Lane Space
    EN14ER
    0.9 mi

Transportation

Brimsdown is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from EN3 5DL - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Enfield Lock (0.8 mi).

In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

2
Stations in range
0.3miles
Closest
  • Brimsdown
    EN37SG
    0.3 mi
  • Enfield Lock
    EN36AA
    0.8 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

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

Housing

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