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Bush Hill Park
vs Southbury

Southbury has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Bush Hill Park. Homes in Bush Hill Park sold for a median of £585,000, 26% above Southbury. Southbury has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 9%).

Map of Enfield with Bush Hill Park highlighted
274 postcodes
Map of Enfield with Southbury highlighted
220 postcodes
Map of Enfield
city average

People

Bush Hill Park has 12,690 residents in 4,893 households; Southbury has 15,687 in 5,861. Bush Hill Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 11.2 percentage points more than Southbury (Enfield: 14%). Bush Hill Park has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 2.3 percentage points more than Southbury (Enfield: 26%).

12,690Residents (2021)
15,687Residents (2021)
329,984Residents (2021)
4,893Households
5,861Households
120,923Households
14.5%Aged 15–29
18.1%Aged 15–29
18.7%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 65 and over
11.3%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Aged 65 and over
28.0%Living alone
25.7%Living alone
25.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Bush Hill Park (35%) and terraced houses in Southbury (43%). Bush Hill Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 20.5 percentage points more than Southbury (Enfield: 52%). Southbury has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 8.2 percentage points more than Bush Hill Park (Enfield: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £585,000 in Bush Hill Park and £465,000 in Southbury, against £475,000 across Enfield.

£585,000Median sale price
£465,000Median sale price
£475,000Median sale price
76.7%Owner-occupied
56.2%Owner-occupied
52.4%Owner-occupied
18.8%Private renting
27.0%Private renting
29.3%Private renting
4.1%Social renting
15.5%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
5.7%Detached houses
2.5%Detached houses
7.5%Detached houses
35.3%Semi-detached houses
18.6%Semi-detached houses
24.8%Semi-detached houses
29.4%Terraced houses
42.5%Terraced houses
28.9%Terraced houses
25.8%Flats
28.6%Flats
30.4%Flats

Surroundings

Southbury has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 5.4 percentage points more than Bush Hill Park (Enfield: 15%). A typical postcode has 138 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bush Hill Park, and 163 in Southbury. The typical postcode is 513 m from the nearest school in Bush Hill Park and 339 m in Southbury. The typical postcode is 731 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bush Hill Park and 566 m in Southbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Bush Hill Park and 90% in Southbury.

9.0%Green space within 500 m
14.4%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
138Services within 15 min (median)
163Services within 15 min (median)
128Services within 15 min (median)
513 mNearest school (median)
339 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
731 mNearest tram or rail (median)
566 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
32Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
915Postcodes in flood risk areas
90.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bush Hill Park and 128 in Southbury, 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.

47Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
128Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
112Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Bush Hill Park

Bush Hill Park is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 12,690 people in 4,893 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £585,000 over the past two years, 23% above the Enfield median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 39% below the Enfield average.

Southbury

Southbury is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 15,687 people in 5,861 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £465,000 over the past two years, in line with the Enfield median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Enfield average.

More comparisons.

Bush Hill Park and Southbury next to other wards of Enfield.