Bowes
vs Highfield
Bowes has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Highfield. Homes in Highfield sold for a median of £557,500, 9% above Bowes. Bowes has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Bowes has 10,790 residents in 3,840 households; Highfield has 9,249 in 3,283. Highfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 3.9 percentage points more than Bowes (Enfield: 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (24% and 24%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Bowes and 54% in Highfield. Highfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 17.4 percentage points more than Bowes (Enfield: 52%). Bowes has the higher share of private renting: 36%, 14.7 percentage points more than Highfield (Enfield: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £510,000 in Bowes and £557,500 in Highfield, against £475,000 across Enfield.
Surroundings
Bowes has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 2.4 percentage points more than Highfield (Enfield: 15%). A typical postcode has 188 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bowes, and 156 in Highfield. The typical postcode is 306 m from the nearest school in Bowes and 415 m in Highfield. The typical postcode is 1,053 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bowes and 1,117 m in Highfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Bowes and 98% in Highfield.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 58 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bowes and 86 in Highfield, against 112 across Enfield. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Bowes is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 10,790 people in 3,840 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £510,000 over the past two years, 7% above the Enfield median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% above the Enfield average.
Highfield is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 9,249 people in 3,283 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £557,500 over the past two years, 17% above the Enfield median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% above the Enfield average.
More comparisons.
Bowes and Highfield next to other wards of Enfield.