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N21 Winchmore Hill — Family Area Report

Winchmore Hill · Enfield

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Enfield£2,254/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%32% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

N21 is the London postcode area covering Winchmore Hill in the London Borough of Enfield. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 10 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is King's Cross in 41 min on the morning rush. 32% of households here have dependent children — high.

What borough is N21 in?

N21 is in the London Borough of Enfield. Its representative postcode sits in the Winchmore Hill ward. On our family-life index, N21 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density53
Commute70

Schools

10 within 1 mile

There are 10 schools within a mile of N21 — 4 primary and 3 secondary among the top matches. The closest is St Paul's CofE Primary School, 323m from the postcode centre.

  • St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Primary · 419 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    323m

  • Keble Preparatory School

    Independent · 192 pupils

    324m

  • Grange Park Preparatory School

    Independent · 125 pupils

    483m

  • Highfield Primary School

    Primary · 672 pupils

    968m

  • Winchmore School

    Secondary · 1859 pupils

    1084m

  • Eversley Primary School

    Primary · 629 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    1122m

  • Grange Park Primary School

    Primary · 786 pupils

    1248m

  • Palmers Green High School

    Independent · 174 pupils

    1307m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

N21 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    1
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    3

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    61 min
    via Great Northern & Victoria & Bakerloo
    King's CrossFastest
    41 min
    via Great Northern & Victoria
    Liverpool Street
    47 min
    via Great Northern & Metropolitan
    Canary Wharf
    64 min
    via Great Northern & Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    62 min
    via Great Northern & Victoria + 1 bus
    Victoria
    51 min
    via Great Northern & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 41 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode N21. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    N21 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Winchmore Hill, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is N21 in?
    N21 is in the London Borough of Enfield. Its representative postcode falls in the Winchmore Hill ward. N21 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is N21 a good area for families?
    N21 (Winchmore Hill, Enfield) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in N21?
    There are 10 schools within a mile of N21, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. N21 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is N21?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in N21 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, N21 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from N21 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from N21 is King's Cross in about 41 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in N21?
    32% of households in N21's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near N21

    The closest postcodes to N21 we cover are N14 (Southgate, ~2.2km), N13 (Palmers Green, ~2.2km), EN2 (Ridgeway, ~2.5km) and N9 (Lower Edmonton, ~3.0km). Families weighing N21 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

    Nearby reports

    N1St Mary's & St James'· 66N2East Finchley· 36N3Finchley Church End· 36N5Highbury· 66N7Holloway· 36N8Hornsey· 66

    Head-to-head

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