Turkey Street
Enfield 002 · 5 sub-areas · 9,253 residents
Enfield 002 is a residential pocket of the London Borough of Enfield, home to around 9,300 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,710 a month — noticeably above the UK median but well below what you'd pay in inner London. The neighbourhood sits just over 6 minutes from a major employment hub by public transport, making it one of the more connected parts of outer north London.
Turkey Street is a commuter neighbourhood within Enfield — train into London runs in around 5 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 Turkey Street?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Turkey Street in Enfield
Living in Turkey Street
Enfield 002 is firmly outer London — the kind of area where families put down roots rather than use as a stepping stone. With more than a quarter of residents under 18, the balance tips decisively towards family life rather than the young-professional share you'd find closer to Zone 2. That demographic shapes everything from the street feel to the local services on offer.
Rents sit in the mid-range for the borough. A two-bedroom comes in at around £1,710 a month, which is a significant saving on comparable Zone 2 or 3 properties, and the median sale price of just under £395,000 reflects the same dynamic. The trade-off is that affordability is still tight — the rent-to-take-home ratio here sits at a demanding 84%, which leaves little room once you factor in council tax (Band D) of around £2,268 a year.
Just over a third of residents own their home, but what makes the area demographically unusual is the concentration of social housing — roughly a third of households are in the social-rented sector, which is well above the London norm. That mix gives the neighbourhood a more settled, long-term character than areas dominated by private renters who move every year or two.
The rail connection is the practical anchor of daily life here. The nearest mainline station is barely 500 metres away — roughly a 6-minute walk — and from there the journey into a major employment centre takes around 6 minutes. Around 46% of residents commute by car, though, which reflects a job geography that's more dispersed than a single central-London destination. Greenspace is close: nearly three-quarters of residents are within easy walking distance of a park, and the average distance to greenspace is just over 200 metres. For a fuller breakdown of the sub-areas and streets within Enfield 002, see the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Enfield 002 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, family-oriented part of outer north London with good rail connections and plenty of greenspace nearby — nearly three-quarters of residents are within walking distance of a park. The trade-off is that crime rates run above the national average and school ratings within catchment distance are below the national norm, so it suits families who do their due diligence on specific streets and schools.
- What is the rent in Enfield 002?
- A one-bedroom flat runs about £1,377 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,710, and a three-bedroom roughly £2,028. Rents rose around 4% over the past year. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as a guide rather than a guarantee.
- Is Enfield 002 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 121 per 1,000 residents a year, which is above the UK national rate of roughly 80. That's the neighbourhood-level average — crime is unevenly distributed, so checking street-level data on the Metropolitan Police's crime map before choosing a specific address is worthwhile.
- What's the commute from Enfield 002 to central London?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about a 6-minute walk away, and the public transport journey to a major employment hub from there takes around 6 minutes. About 46% of residents commute by car, suggesting many local job destinations aren't in a single central location.
- Who lives in Enfield 002?
- Predominantly families — over a quarter of residents are under 18. Around a third of households are in social housing, which is high for outer London, and just over a third own their home. It's an ethnically mixed area with a resident median salary of around £35,000 a year.
- What schools are near Enfield 002?
- There are 129 schools within 2 kilometres of the neighbourhood. Around 53% of those within typical catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is just over 4 kilometres away, so checking individual catchment boundaries with Enfield Council directly is advisable.