Broomfield Park
Enfield 036 · 6 sub-areas · 11,125 residents
Enfield 036 is a residential stretch of the London Borough of Enfield, home to around 11,125 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,710 a month — noticeably below central London rates but reflecting solid North London demand. Rents rose around 4% last year, and nearly two in five households here are private renters. The rail link into central London takes under 10 minutes.
Broomfield Park is a commuter neighbourhood within Enfield — train into London runs in around 7 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Broomfield Park?
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 1 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 14 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,770 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Broomfield Park in Enfield
Living in Broomfield Park
This part of Enfield sits squarely in commuter-belt North London, where the pull of a fast rail connection shapes almost everything — who moves here, what they pay, and how they use the place. With central London reachable in roughly 7 minutes by public transport, it attracts people who want more space than inner London affords without sacrificing the commute. Around 38% of residents work from home, which is unusually high and suggests a professional, flexible-working population.
Rents are materially cheaper than inner London, though not dramatically so. A two-bedroom flat averages around £1,710 a month — well above the UK median but considerably less than equivalent properties in, say, Islington or Hackney. For that you typically get more floor space and a quieter street. The median property price sits at roughly £537,000, which means buyers still need a substantial deposit; the average renter saving a deposit is looking at about 7.7 years at current income levels.
The population skews towards families and working-age adults. Around one in five residents is under 18, and the 35–49 bracket is the single largest adult cohort at nearly 26%. Close to half of households own their home outright or with a mortgage — unusually high for a London neighbourhood where private renting often dominates. The ethnic diversity index of 54.6 reflects a genuinely mixed community, with just over half of residents born in the UK.
Day-to-day the area functions as a practical, unpretentious London suburb — neither the most polished nor the most affordable corner of the borough, but well-connected and with a reasonable range of local amenities. For a finer-grained picture of specific streets and pockets, see the streets and sub-areas listed below.
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Frequently asked
- Is Enfield 036 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's a practical, well-connected outer London neighbourhood with fast rail access to central London and a strong owner-occupier community. It's not the most affordable part of Enfield and Ofsted ratings for nearby schools are below the national average, but the commute time and broadband infrastructure are genuinely strong.
- What is the rent in Enfield 036?
- A one-bedroom flat averages around £1,377 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,710, and a three-bedroom roughly £2,028. Rents rose around 4% last year. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices.
- Is Enfield 036 safe?
- The crime rate runs at around 98 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — moderately above the UK national average of roughly 80. It's not an outlier for London, but it's worth checking street-level data on the Metropolitan Police crime map for any specific road you're considering.
- What's the commute from Enfield 036 to central London?
- Under 7 minutes by public transport to central London — one of the faster outer-London connections. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly a 7-minute walk at around 540 metres. Around 31% of residents commute by public transport.
- Who lives in Enfield 036?
- Mostly working families and professionals in their 30s and 40s. Around 48% own their home, which is high for London. Nearly 46% hold a degree, and just over half of residents were born outside the UK. Around 38% work from home at least some of the time.
- What schools are near Enfield 036?
- There are 166 schools within 2km, but only around 29% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 887 metres away. Checking specific catchment boundaries is strongly recommended before making a decision based on schools.
- How affordable is buying a home in Enfield 036?
- The median sale price is around £537,000, and at current income levels the average renter would need roughly 7.7 years to save a deposit. With a rent-to-take-home ratio of around 84%, saving while renting here is genuinely difficult.