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About

Enfield Lock sits along the River Lee Navigation where a working lock shapes the riverside. The towpath is used by walkers, cyclists and narrowboats, and the river corridor defines much of the local layout. The former Royal Small Arms Factory occupied a large site here for more than a century; parts of the old brick workshops and boundary walls are still visible within the housing that now occupies the factory footprint. Enfield Lock station on the West Anglia line provides regular trains to Liverpool Street and to Hertford East, making rail the clearest link to central London and to Hertfordshire towns.

The area mixes residential streets, small commercial units and light industry in short distances, and local services cluster near the station. Community facilities include shops, a primary school and sports spaces serving the neighbourhood. Street patterns reflect the factory-era estate roads, and traces of the manufacturing past appear in place names and surviving buildings. Transport, riverside access and the industrial-to-residential transformation define how the area feels and functions today.

Area overview

On average Enfield Lock has very high deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 70 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 24.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Enfield Lock is £70,211 per year. There are 5 schools in Enfield Lock: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 3 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). On average most houses in area has low public transport connectivity. Enfield Lock is home to around 12,320 people, with a population density of about 4,724.1 per km2.

Crime rate
5/10
Crimes per 1k residents
70
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
24.4%
Connectivity
3/10

Area Profile

Enfield Lock Population
12,320
Population density
4,724.1 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Anti-social behaviour
31.09(+16%)
Violence and sexual offences
30.28(-3%)
Vehicle crime
9.17(-2%)
Other theft
6.49(-43%)
Criminal damage and arson
4.95(-13%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
2,993
24.3%
African
2,419
19.64%
Other White
1,934
15.7%
Other
1,528
12.41%
Caribbean
926
7.52%
Total population: 12,315

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,933
32.29%
No qualifications
2,264
24.92%
Level 3 (A level)
1,270
13.98%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,090
12%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
896
9.86%
Total 16+ residents: 9,084

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,343
30.39%
Owns with a mortgage
1,053
23.83%
Owns outright
614
13.89%
Other social rented
594
13.44%
Social rents from council
526
11.9%
Total households: 4,419

Property prices in Enfield Lock

Based on 60 recent sales, the median property price is £400,000 in Enfield Lock area, with individual transactions ranging from £175,000 up to £600,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Enfield Lock in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Enfield Lock over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached7£485,000
Flats21£246,500
Semi-Detached6£465,000
Terraced26£425,000

10 years median price trend in Enfield Lock

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Enfield Lock.

All postcodes in Enfield Lock

EN36GZ

Rigby Place

EN36HD

Soham Road

EN36BT

Spark Brook Way

EN36JP

Shepley Mews

EN37XH

Kinetic Crescent

EN36LW

Park Road

EN36AA

Ordnance Road

EN36TR

Warlow Close

EN37GA

Magnetic Crescent

EN36YG

Whitworth Crescent

EN36BB

Catisfield Road

EN36BD

Catisfield Road

EN36SS

Park Road

EN36DD

Malvern Road

EN36EN

Lytton Avenue

EN36AP

Beaconsfield Road

EN36HW

Warwick Road

EN37FW

Velocity Way

EN36FW

Brunswick Road

EN36XN

Haldane Close

EN36WF

Colgate Place

EN37FS

Velocity Way

EN36XW

Brunswick Road

EN36EG

Marrilyne Avenue

EN36FZ

Punchard Crescent

EN36XJ

Fogerty Close

EN36WL

Thorneycroft Drive

EN36GL

Harston Drive

EN36WA

George Lovell Drive

EN36FQ

Tysoe Avenue

EN36AE

Ordnance Road

EN36ED

Newbury Avenue

EN36XR

Ostell Crescent

EN36WD

George Lovell Drive

EN36EW

Bilton Way

EN36FD

Heron Mead

EN36BQ

Manly Dixon Drive

EN36LP

Park Road

EN36AG

Ordnance Road

EN36ET

Bradley Road

EN36GQ

Harston Drive

EN36HF

Ordnance Road

EN36EJ

Bilton Way

EN37GF

Velocity Way

EN36GF

Metford Crescent

EN36HQ

Salisbury Road

EN36HZ

Aldridge Avenue

EN36WB

George Lovell Drive

EN36LR

Park Road

EN36BL

Raynton Road

EN36DR

Standard Road

EN36GE

Joslyn Close

EN36JW

Government Row

EN36YN

Eden Close

EN36EA

Bridle Close

EN36UF

Sten Close

EN37XU

Innova Way

EN36JQ

Enfield Lock

EN36HG

Salisbury Road

EN37FT

Velocity Way

EN36HY

Arnold Avenue West

EN36FG

Tysoe Avenue

EN36WG

Thorneycroft Drive

EN36DH

Ferndale Road

EN36AQ

Ordnance Road

EN36WW

Island Centre Way

EN36EQ

Marrilyne Avenue

EN36WP

Barrass Close

EN36FF

Tysoe Avenue

EN36FT

Flandrian Close

EN36HU

Somerset Road

EN36XH

Pritchett Close

EN36TA

Hodson Place

EN36YH

Colt Mews

EN36EH

Bideford Road

EN36EB

Bridle Close

EN36JJ

Waterways Business Centre

EN36DX

Ramney Drive

EN36AZ

Titchfield Road

EN36DZ

Tysoe Avenue

EN36GJ

Harston Drive

EN36JT

Navigation Drive

EN36HH

Ordnance Road

EN36DE

Catherine Road

EN36DJ

Ferndale Road

EN36AL

Rotherfield Road

EN36JG

Swan And Pike Road

EN37FJ

Kinetic Crescent

EN36GU

Martini Drive

EN36UL

Brunswick Road

EN36DG

Ashton Road

EN36HB

Ordnance Road

EN36WS

Baddeley Close

EN36BH

Newport Close

EN36AX

Beaconsfield Road

EN36SP

Park Road

EN37FG

Velocity Way

EN36XL

Mcclintock Place

EN36HR

South Ordnance Road

EN36BG

Chesterfield Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.