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EN3

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Ponders End, Freezy Water and Enfield Wash, in Enfield.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EN3 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In EN3, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£420,000
525th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
61,434
87th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How EN3 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

EN3Middle
Median sale price11 postcode districts, EN · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in EN11 areas from £405,000 to £651,500. The middle area is £479,250. EN3 is £420,000.
£420,000joint 3rd cheapest
Population11 postcode districts, EN · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EN11 areas from 17,868 to 61,434. The middle area is 30,261. EN3 is 61,434.
61,434most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage11 postcode districts, EN · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in EN11 areas from 64.1% to 95.4%. The middle area is 91.1%. EN3 is 93.8%.
93.8%2nd highest
Claimant rate11 postcode districts, EN · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in EN11 areas from 2.5% to 8.4%. The middle area is 3.9%. EN3 is 8.4%.
8.4%highest

Is EN3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EN3 at a rate of 119.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 99.5 per 1,000 people across EN.

In August 2026 alone, 613 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EN3.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,197), anti-social behaviour (1,829) and other crime (1,049).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EN3 was 118.4 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in EN3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EN3 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 17 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in EN3

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Enfield 001A1,90876.6 per 1,000396.9%
Enfield 001B1,85851.6 per 1,000293.8%
Enfield 001C1,81356.7 per 1,000295.3%
Enfield 001D1,945109.6 per 1,000397.9%
Enfield 002A1,732174.5 per 1,000185.0%
Enfield 002C2,092123.1 per 1,000293.6%
Enfield 003B2,799168.9 per 1,000295.1%
Enfield 003C1,991105.4 per 1,000198.8%
Enfield 003D1,982108.2 per 1,000294.6%
Enfield 003E1,643124.9 per 1,000297.2%
Enfield 003F2,21567.2 per 1,000394.6%
Enfield 003G1,69082.1 per 1,000296.9%
Enfield 006A2,131138.1 per 1,000187.2%
Enfield 006B1,646143.8 per 1,000293.8%
Enfield 006C2,045129.6 per 1,000195.9%
Enfield 006D2,359112.9 per 1,000193.6%
Enfield 007A1,822126.8 per 1,000192.8%
Enfield 007B1,59150.0 per 1,000394.4%
Enfield 007C1,51749.5 per 1,000397.3%
Enfield 007D1,93385.7 per 1,000291.1%
Enfield 007E1,676104.2 per 1,000287.1%
Enfield 012A1,677150.8 per 1,000294.1%
Enfield 012B2,139110.8 per 1,000398.1%
Enfield 012C1,95988.8 per 1,000296.0%
Enfield 012D2,583242.0 per 1,000281.8%
Enfield 012E2,445136.4 per 1,000293.9%
Enfield 014A2,275136.0 per 1,000197.0%
Enfield 014C1,773105.8 per 1,000198.5%
Enfield 014E2,634166.1 per 1,000294.2%
Enfield 018D1,954142.6 per 1,000290.9%
Enfield 018E1,88885.2 per 1,000297.6%

MPs for EN3

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in EN36

Postcode sectors in EN34

Council1

Towns in EN31

Postcode districts next to EN35

Nearest rail stations4

More in the EN postcode area2

EN3 in brief

EN3 is a postcode district covering Ponders End, Freezy Water and Enfield Wash, in Enfield.

About 61,887 people lived in EN3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 290 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 119.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in EN3 was £420,000 in 2025.

EN3 had 61,434 usual residents at the census.

In EN3, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EN3, 8.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.