EN
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Enfield, with 11 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 7% of people in EN live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How EN compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is EN safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EN at a rate of 99.5 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 3,054 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EN.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (10,895), anti-social behaviour (7,542) and other crime (5,900).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EN was 96.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in EN
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN1Enfield Town, Bush Hill Park | 47,390 | £479,250 | 115.9 per 1,000 |
| EN2Enfield, Chase Village | 31,938 | £530,000 | 105.1 per 1,000 |
| EN3Ponders End, Freezy Water | 61,434 | £420,000 | 119.5 per 1,000 |
| EN4Barnet, Cockfosters | 27,119 | £651,500 | 67.1 per 1,000 |
| EN5Barnet, Underhill | 40,202 | £600,000 | 82.5 per 1,000 |
| EN6Potters Bar, Little Heath | 30,261 | £625,000 | 94.1 per 1,000 |
| EN7Cheshunt, Hammond Street | 22,352 | £515,000 | 65.7 per 1,000 |
| EN8Cheshunt, Waltham Cross | 38,989 | £410,000 | 119.1 per 1,000 |
| EN9Waltham Abbey, Holdbrook | 26,147 | £405,000 | 100.7 per 1,000 |
| EN10Hoddesdon, Broxbourne | 17,868 | £470,000 | 71.0 per 1,000 |
| EN11Hoddesdon, Rye Park | 22,128 | £420,000 | 100.6 per 1,000 |
EN in brief
The EN postcode area, named after Enfield, has 11 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in EN was £470,000 in 2025.
EN had 365,828 usual residents at the census.
About 7% of people in EN live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EN, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.