Enfield Wash

Enfield · London · population 9,939 · 5 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,414 of 6,856 in England
  • #987 of 1,002 in London
  • #33 of 36 in Enfield
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,950
Median age (est.)32
Density7,877per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above26%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 15%25–44 27%45–64 23%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 35%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 6%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 29%Other: 14%
One person 25%Couple, no children 6%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 29%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional13%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Associate professional9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 42%Asian: 9%Black: 28%Mixed: 6%Other: 15%
White 42%Asian 9%Black 28%Mixed 6%Other 15%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · Muslim 24% · No religion 19%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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

Enfield Wash is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,414 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 36 in Enfield. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (36) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here sold for about £410,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 41 sales), 15% below the wider Enfield median of £482,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,402 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 96 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,730
Employment 8 · #6,339
Education 9 · #6,216
Health 36 · #4,378
Crime 17 · #5,667
Housing & access 10 · #6,195
Living environment 28 · #4,934

House prices ?

£410,000median (12m) · +9.6% yr · n=41
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£410,00041+9.6%+17.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£442,5008+13.2%
Terraced£441,75022+11.1%+15.5%
Flat£242,00011-1.2%+3.0%
This area£410,000
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)£42,402±£6,159 · #2,731 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,237
Price-to-income ?9.7×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 ?

96 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 949 offences
Enfield90
London102
England83

Rank #4,767 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences377
Theft171
Burglary54
Vehicle crime117
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons61
Drugs56
Robbery22
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 234 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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