Chase Farm & The Ridgeway
Enfield 010 · 5 sub-areas · 8,759 residents
Enfield 010 sits within the London Borough of Enfield, home to around 8,759 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,710 a month — noticeably above the UK median but considerably cheaper than inner London. The standout fact here is the commute: you're just 7 minutes from a major London job hub by public transport, making this one of Enfield's better-connected pockets.
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway is a commuter neighbourhood within Enfield — train into London runs in around 8 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. 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 Chase Farm & The Ridgeway?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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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Chase Farm & The Ridgeway in Enfield
Living in Chase Farm & The Ridgeway
Enfield 010 is a predominantly residential corner of the London Borough of Enfield, the kind of area where owner-occupiers outnumber renters by a wide margin and the pace is quieter than the zones closer to central London. Around two-thirds of households own their home, which shapes the character of the streets — more settled, more family-oriented, less of the transient churn you get in inner-city postcodes.
On rent, this neighbourhood sits in the mid-range for Enfield. A two-bedroom home runs about £1,710 a month, a one-bed around £1,380, and a three-bed closer to £2,030. Rents rose around 4% last year, broadly in line with London trends. Council tax (Band D) comes to roughly £2,268 a year. For buyers, the median sale price is just over £414,000 — meaningful, but achievable compared with many parts of London, and the deposit-saving clock runs at about 5.9 years on a typical local salary.
The people who live here skew older and more established than much of London. Over a fifth of residents are 65 or older, and the 35–49 cohort is the single largest working-age group. Nearly 46% hold a degree-level qualification. Ethnic diversity is moderate — the diversity index sits at 46 — and around 73% of residents were born in the UK. Almost 45% of residents work from home at least some of the time, which is well above the London norm and reinforces why neighbourhood amenities and greenspace matter more here than tube proximity alone.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 560 metres away — about a 7-minute walk — and from there you're just 7 minutes to a major London employment centre. That's a genuinely short hop by any measure. Greenspace is accessible too, with the nearest park or green area around 475 metres from a typical front door. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how this neighbourhood breaks down at a finer grain.
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Frequently asked
- Is Enfield 010 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's a quieter, owner-occupied neighbourhood with good rail connections to central London — just 7 minutes to a major job hub — and decent greenspace access. It suits settled families and older residents well. If you want a younger, busier urban feel, you'll find more of that closer to central London.
- What is the rent in Enfield 010?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,380 a month, a two-bed about £1,710, and a three-bed roughly £2,030. These are estimated from local sale prices scaled against borough-level data. Rents rose about 4.2% last year.
- Is Enfield 010 safe?
- Crime here runs at around 93 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — modestly above the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000, but in the middle of the range for London. The settled, owner-occupied character of the area tends to keep serious crime lower than more transient neighbourhoods.
- What's the commute from Enfield 010 to London?
- The nearest mainline rail station is around a 7-minute walk away. From there, the public transport journey to a major London employment centre takes just 7 minutes — one of the shorter commutes in the borough. Around 45% of residents work from home at least part of the time.
- Who lives in Enfield 010?
- Mostly settled, older residents — over 20% are 65 or older, and the largest working-age group is 35–49. About 66% own their home. Around 46% hold a degree-level qualification. It's a diverse but largely UK-born neighbourhood, with 73% of residents born in the UK.
- What schools are near Enfield 010?
- There are 66 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 36% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 2,939 metres away. It's worth checking the Ofsted school finder and Enfield's admissions portal directly.
- Is Enfield 010 good for families?
- It has several family-friendly markers: around 18% of residents are under 18, over 18% of households are couples with children, and nearly two-thirds of homes are owner-occupied. The rail connection to London is quick and greenspace is within easy reach. The relatively low share of Good or Outstanding nearby schools is the main caveat.