Housing in N21 3HL
What the homes in N21 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Palmers Green East
- Council
- Enfield
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,874 (2024)
N21 3HLLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.9%). Flats make up 34.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.8% of households in the N21 3HL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented24.6%20.5%
- Social rented12.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24%). 34.2% 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 N21 3HL (Palmers Green East) (about 1,874 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.