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Brimsdown & Ponders End
What it's like at EN3 4UQ: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Ponders End, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 884k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Tottenham Hale.
The nearest bus stop is Scotland Green Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 191); 111 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 17 km away as the crow flies.
41% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Alma Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oasis Academy Hadley, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 42 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Latymer School (3.8 km) and Woodford County High School (5.9 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Holland Bazaar, 400 m away, with Durants Food & Wine closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Alma Healthcare (400 m), with Electra Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Smart Look is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is North Middlesex University Hospital, 4.9 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Greggs is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and VBO Lounge & Bar Restaurant the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 142 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Homes are mostly flats (58%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 398 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ponders End Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Laser Quest (900 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
28 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.
Enfield North constituency: Feryal Clark MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,736 (29.3%), turnout 55%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 12%, Green Party 9%.
18 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near EN3 4UQ →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 17 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 47 min
Nearest: Epping Ongar Railway · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 56.0% | 84.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 30.8% | 12.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 13.1% | 2.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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