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Thinking of living at EN2 7LA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Park Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| Eversley Primary School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Merryhills Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Highlands School | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 17% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Southgate School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.1 · 19.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Enfield Grammar School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Enfield County School for Girls | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 52 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wren Academy Enfield | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 20.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Grange Park Preparatory School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Vita Et Pax School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Keble Preparatory School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
Every primary near EN2 7LA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Oakwood Park | 1.0 km | 45 |
| Bowls | Grovelands Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Southgate Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 10 |
| Golf | Enfield Golf Club | 920 m | 7 |
| Cricket | Chaseville Cricket Club | 2.1 km | 7 |
| Athletics | The Latymer School | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Fitness | ProtoFit | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Squash | Hazelwood Sports Club | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Football | Enfield Town FC Building | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Boxing | North London Boxing Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Shooting | Rectory Farm Shooting Ground | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Bush Hill Park Skatepark | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Yoga | North London Yoga Studio | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Southgate Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Drill Hall | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Southgate Hockey Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 29. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Oakwood Underground station, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km). The nearest rail station is Grange Park, 1.4 km away, with 493k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Boxer's Lake, 100 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (route 377); 36 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Grange Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 87% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Wolfson Hillel Primary School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Highlands School, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 55.6 · 17% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ashmole Academy (2.4 km) and East Barnet School (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Latymer School (3.9 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 400 m away; Baba Express (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Highlands Practice (400 m), with Highlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Vas' Barbers is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is North Middlesex University Hospital, 5.0 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 70% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Village Tandoori is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Old Grammarians RFC the nearest pub (750 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 15% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 59% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Oakwood Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Southgate Leisure Centre (1.7 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 9.8 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
21 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 20 km away, and London Luton, with far more destinations, 30 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.