Southbury West
Enfield 016 · 6 sub-areas · 9,797 residents
Enfield 016 is a predominantly owner-occupied pocket of the London Borough of Enfield, home to around 9,800 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,710 a month — noticeably above the UK median but considerably below most inner London neighbourhoods. With a rail station under 10 minutes away on foot and a major job hub reachable in under 8 minutes by car or public transport, it punches above its weight for connectivity.
Southbury West is a commuter neighbourhood within Enfield — train into London runs in around 8 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Southbury West?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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.
Southbury West in Enfield
Living in Southbury West
Enfield 016 sits firmly in commuter-belt territory, and the numbers bear that out: nearly two-thirds of residents own their homes, which is unusual for a London borough, and more than a third work from home on any given day. It's the kind of area where the pace is quieter than inner London but the transport links mean the city is genuinely within reach.
Rents here sit in the middle of the Enfield range. At around £1,710 a month for a two-bedroom home, you're paying noticeably more than the UK average of roughly £1,200, but the trade-off is real: low crime, good greenspace access, and strong connectivity. For renters, it's a more affordable foothold in London than zones 1 or 2, with a different character to match.
The population skews towards families. Around one in four residents is under 18 — well above what you'd find in many inner-city neighbourhoods — and coupled households with children make up more than a fifth of all homes. The ethnic diversity index sits at 64, and just under two-thirds of residents were born in the UK, reflecting the borough's mix of longer-settled communities and newer arrivals.
Residents here earn a median of around £35,000 a year, while the jobs physically located in the area pay closer to £31,000 — a gap that confirms most people commute out for work rather than staying local. Unemployment sits at 7.2%, slightly elevated, and deprivation (IMD decile 4.1) places this area in the lower-middle range nationally — not the most deprived, but not comfortable either.
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Frequently asked
- Is Enfield 016 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's quieter and more family-oriented than inner London, with strong transport links and high home-ownership rates suggesting settled, stable communities. Rents are high relative to incomes, and crime is above the UK average — though that's true of most of Greater London. The greenspace access is decent, with parks typically within 470 metres.
- What is the rent in Enfield 016?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,380 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,710, and a three-bedroom around £2,030. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose about 4.2% over the past year.
- Is Enfield 016 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 134 per 1,000 residents annually, which is above the UK national average of roughly 80. That said, most of Greater London runs higher than the national figure, so it's not an outlier within the region. Rates vary by street, with main roads typically seeing more incidents than quieter residential areas.
- What's the commute from Enfield 016 to central London?
- The nearest rail station is about 615 metres away, and from there a major job hub is reachable in under 8 minutes by car or public transport. The area has a commuter-town designation, so the network is geared around London connections. Around 20% of residents commute by public transport, with a third working from home.
- Who lives in Enfield 016?
- Mostly families and settled owner-occupiers. Around 65% of households own their home, one in four residents is under 18, and coupled households with children make up over a fifth of homes. The area has moderate ethnic diversity (index 64) and a degree-qualified share of about 37%.
- What schools are near Enfield 016?
- There are 162 schools within 2 kilometres, so options are plentiful. Around 49% of those nearby are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 845 metres away.
- Is Enfield 016 affordable for renters?
- It's tight. Rent absorbs around 84% of the median take-home pay for residents here — one of the more stretched affordability ratios in the borough. A two-bedroom flat at roughly £1,710 a month is significantly above the UK median, and saving a deposit on local incomes takes an estimated 6.7 years.