Bowes

Enfield · London · population 10,434 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,318 of 6,856 in England
  • #783 of 1,002 in London
  • #19 of 36 in Enfield
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,544
Median age (est.)37
Density7,441per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above34%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 13%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 17%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 17%Other: 24%
One person 23%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 17%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 14%Black: 13%Mixed: 5%Other: 15%
White 52%Asian 14%Black 13%Mixed 5%Other 15%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · Muslim 21% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 54%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bowes is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,318 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 36 in Enfield. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (60) and lowest on Housing & access (7). Typical homes here sold for about £510,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 61 sales), 6% above the wider Enfield median of £482,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,350 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 15 · #5,811
Employment 30 · #4,817
Education 30 · #4,817
Health 60 · #2,767
Crime 33 · #4,618
Housing & access 7 · #6,394
Living environment 22 · #5,345

House prices ?

£510,000median (12m) · +2.0% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£510,00061+2.0%+21.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£585,00010+10.9%
Terraced£534,00037-2.9%+21.4%
Flat£277,50014-0.9%+13.3%
This area£510,000
Enfield£482,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£45,350±£6,536 · #1,997 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,982
Price-to-income ?11.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

64 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 664 offences
Enfield90
London102
England83

Rank #3,102 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences229
Theft89
Burglary54
Vehicle crime116
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons36
Drugs58
Robbery23
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 166 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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