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Thinking of living at EN2 8BP? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Side Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| One Degree Academy | Primary | 850 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Wren Academy Enfield | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 20.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Enfield County School for Girls | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 52 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Enfield Grammar School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Silverways School | Independent | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 27 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Grange Park Preparatory School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Keble Preparatory School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
Every primary near EN2 8BP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Holtwhites Sports And Social Club | 220 m | 35 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Enfield) | 1.5 km | 8 |
| Cricket | North Enfield Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Golf | Enfield Golf Club Limited | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Bush Hill Park Club | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Skateboard | Bush Hill Park Skatepark | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Anytime Fitness | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Football | Enfield Town FC Building | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Queen Elizabeth Ii Stadium | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Squash | Hazelwood Sports Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Boxing | The Fit Factory | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Drill Hall | 880 m | 1 |
| Darts | Darts GB | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Rectory Farm Shooting Ground | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Yoga | North London Yoga Studio | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Running | Enfield Town FC Building | 2.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Gordon Hill, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Finsbury Park.
The nearest bus stop is Holtwhites Hill, 150 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (route W9); 8 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 17 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Chase Side Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wren Academy Enfield, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 58.3 · 20.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ashmole Academy (4.5 km) and St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls (4.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Latymer School (3.7 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (8.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co Op, 450 m away; Gordon Hill Express (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is White Lodge Medical Practice (550 m), with Whitakers Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Tens is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is North Middlesex University Hospital, 5.1 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 26 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Luv Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Holtwhites Sports & Social the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 109 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 48 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 41% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is St Michael's Green, 650 m away; for exercise, Enfield Vineyard Church (750 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 11 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
42 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 13.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 20 km away, and London Luton, with far more destinations, 31 km.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
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.