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Housing in N18 2BB

What the homes in N18 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water
Council
Enfield
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,186 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47%). Flats make up 29%, above the 22.2% across England.

N18 2BBEngland
Detached9%22.9%
Semi-detached14.8%31.5%
Terraced47%23%
Purpose-built flat24.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.1% of households in the N18 2BB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 20.1% own outright and 21% with a mortgage.

N18 2BB
41%
40%
18%
England
  • Owned41.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented40.2%20.5%
  • Social rented17.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

N18 2BBEngland
Owned outright20.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent38.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council9.4%8.3%
From a housing association8.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 19.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

N18 2BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.9%). 37.5% of households include dependent children.

N18 2BBEngland
Living alone, under 6614%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.7%12.8%
Couple, no children6.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children18.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

EnfieldEngland
All homes£1,827£1,459
One bedroom£1,422£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,764£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,098£1,489
Four or more£2,807£2,161
Detached£2,570£1,640
Semi-detached£2,430£1,449
Terraced£2,039£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,656£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around N18 2BB (Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water) (about 2,186 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.

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