Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water
Enfield 033 · 6 sub-areas · 11,699 residents
Enfield 033 is a densely populated corner of Enfield, north London, home to around 11,700 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,710 a month — noticeably above the UK median for a 2-bed but reflecting its rapid rail access into central London. Rents rose around 4% last year, and under-18s make up an unusually large share of residents.
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water 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 demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water?
3 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water in Enfield
Living in Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water
This part of Enfield punches above its outer-London weight when it comes to connectivity. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 500 metres away — about a six-minute walk — and from there you're into the heart of London in under ten minutes by public transport. That kind of access is rare for a neighbourhood where rents are still well below inner-city levels, and it shapes a lot of what the area is about: families and working households who want space and value without sacrificing the commute.
The cost picture sits in an interesting middle ground. A 2-bed here runs around £1,710 a month — above the UK national median of roughly £1,200, but reflecting the London premium rather than local luxury. Three-bedroom homes average around £2,030, which for a commuter-belt location with near-instant rail access to central London represents reasonable value. Council tax (Band D) comes to around £2,268 a year.
The neighbourhood skews young. Nearly 29% of residents are under 18 — well above what you'd typically see in London as a whole — pointing to a settled family population rather than a transient renter-heavy one. Around one in five households is a couple with children. At the same time, private renters make up just over 40% of tenure, so it's a genuine mixed community: some long-settled owner-occupiers, a significant social housing presence at nearly 21%, and a rotating cast of renters.
Ethnically, this is one of the more diverse parts of Enfield, with a diversity index of 73 and just under half of residents born in the UK. Unemployment is higher than the London norm — the claimant rate sits at 7.2% — and deprivation scores put this area in the bottom deciles nationally, so it's not a wealthy enclave. But greenspace is genuinely close: 87% of residents are within walkable distance of green space, with the nearest patch under 200 metres away on average. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Enfield 033 a nice place to live?
- It depends on what you prioritise. The rail connection into central London is excellent — under ten minutes by public transport — greenspace is close, and it's more affordable than inner London. The trade-off is that crime sits well above the national average and the Ofsted picture for nearby schools is patchy. It suits commuting families looking for space over polish.
- What is the rent in Enfield 033?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,377 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,710, and a three-bedroom around £2,028. Rents rose about 4% over the past year. These are estimates scaled from council-level ONS data using local sale prices — treat them as a reliable guide rather than a precise figure.
- Is Enfield 033 safe?
- Crime runs at around 190 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — more than double the UK national rate. The area sits in the most deprived 15% of English neighbourhoods, which correlates with the elevated figure. It's not unusual for its peer group of outer-London deprived areas, but it's a factor worth weighing. Street-level crime data will give you the picture block by block.
- What's the commute from Enfield 033 to central London?
- Very short. The nearest mainline rail station is about a six-to-seven minute walk, and public transport gets you to a major London employment hub in around six minutes. Around 38% of residents commute by public transport, and it's one of the stronger selling points of this location.
- Who lives in Enfield 033?
- Mostly families — nearly 29% of residents are under 18, one of the higher shares in the borough. Around one in five households is a couple with children. It's a mixed-tenure community with private renters at 41%, owner-occupiers at 37%, and a significant social housing presence at 21%. It's ethnically diverse, with fewer than half of residents UK-born.
- What schools are near Enfield 033?
- There are 160 schools within 2km, so choice isn't the issue — quality spread is. Around 44% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is just over 1km away. Check individual catchment boundaries carefully before choosing a street to rent on.
- How affordable is Enfield 033 compared to inner London?
- It's meaningfully cheaper than inner-London equivalents, though not cheap in absolute terms. The median 2-bed runs around £1,710 a month. Given the sub-ten-minute rail journey to central London, that's competitive. On the local median salary of around £35,000, it's still a significant stretch — rent-to-take-home figures are high.