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Thinking of living at N21 1DY? 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 | 500 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| Eversley Primary School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Merryhills Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Highlands School | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 17% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Enfield Grammar School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Enfield County School for Girls | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 52 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Winchmore School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.2 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edmonton County School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Grange Park Preparatory School | Independent | 650 m | – |
| Keble Preparatory School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Silverways School | Independent | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 27 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near N21 1DY, 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 | Vicars Moor Lawn Tennis Club | 1.2 km | 45 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Enfield) | 1.5 km | 11 |
| Bowls | Grovelands Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 10 |
| Golf | Enfield Golf Club | 560 m | 7 |
| Cricket | Enfield Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Athletics | The Latymer School | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | A10 Wheeled Sports Facility | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Squash | Hazelwood Sports Club | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Fitness | ProtoFit | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Football | Enfield Town FC Building | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Boxing | North London Boxing Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Shooting | Rectory Farm Shooting Ground | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Yoga | North London Yoga Studio | 450 m | 1 |
| Badminton | Drill Hall | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Southgate Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Darts | Darts GB | 2.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 30. 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: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Grange Park, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 493k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Finsbury Park.
The nearest bus stop is Vera Avenue, 350 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (route W9); 20 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 40 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Grange Park Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 87% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Highfield Primary School (1.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Highlands School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 55.6 · 17% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls (3.1 km) and Ashmole Academy (3.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Latymer School (2.4 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (6.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 600 m away; C Atkinson Chemists (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Highlands Practice (600 m), with C Atkinson Chemist the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Barber Station is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is North Middlesex University Hospital, 3.7 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 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
La Famiglia is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Gryphon the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 76 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 25% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 53% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Cheyne Walk Open Space, 400 m away; for exercise, énergie Fitness (1.2 km).
30 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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A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 9.6 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 18 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 31 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 47% 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.