Bowes
vs Palmers Green
Bowes has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Palmers Green. Homes in Palmers Green sold for a median of £527,250, 3% above Bowes. Bowes has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Bowes has 10,790 residents in 3,840 households; Palmers Green has 11,676 in 4,504. Palmers Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 1.6 percentage points more than Bowes (Enfield: 14%). Palmers Green has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 3.1 percentage points more than Bowes (Enfield: 26%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bowes (39%) and flats in Palmers Green (26%). Palmers Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 54%, 5 percentage points more than Bowes (Enfield: 52%). Palmers Green has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 1.5 percentage points more than Bowes (Enfield: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £510,000 in Bowes and £527,250 in Palmers Green, against £475,000 across Enfield.
Surroundings
Bowes has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 10 percentage points more than Palmers Green (Enfield: 15%). A typical postcode has 188 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bowes, and 173 in Palmers Green. The typical postcode is 306 m from the nearest school in Bowes and 314 m in Palmers Green. The typical postcode is 1,053 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bowes and 473 m in Palmers Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Bowes and 82% in Palmers Green.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 58 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bowes and 89 in Palmers Green, 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.
Palmers Green is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 11,676 people in 4,504 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £527,250 over the past two years, 11% above the Enfield median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below the Enfield average.
More comparisons.
Bowes and Palmers Green next to other wards of Enfield.