Housing in EN2 8FN
What the homes in EN2 8FN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chase Farm & The Ridgeway
- Council
- Enfield
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,956 (2024)
EN2 8FNEnfield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (71.7%). Flats make up 73.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.5% of households in the EN2 8FN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 33.5% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented32.1%20.5%
- Social rented5.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.5%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Enfield
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Enfield (August 2026, +5.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EN2 8FN (Chase Farm & The Ridgeway) (about 1,956 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.