Bush Hill Park
vs Winchmore Hill
Bush Hill Park has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Winchmore Hill. Homes in Winchmore Hill sold for a median of £716,000, 22% above Bush Hill Park. Winchmore Hill has more green space nearby (9% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Bush Hill Park has 12,690 residents in 4,893 households; Winchmore Hill has 10,078 in 3,850. Bush Hill Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 5 percentage points more than Winchmore Hill (Enfield: 14%). Bush Hill Park has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 2.4 percentage points more than Winchmore Hill (Enfield: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Bush Hill Park and 33% in Winchmore Hill. Bush Hill Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 6.7 percentage points more than Winchmore Hill (Enfield: 52%). Winchmore Hill has the higher share of private renting: 26%, 7.6 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 £716,000 in Winchmore Hill, against £475,000 across Enfield.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (9% and 9%). A typical postcode has 138 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bush Hill Park, and 146 in Winchmore Hill. The typical postcode is 513 m from the nearest school in Bush Hill Park and 466 m in Winchmore Hill. The typical postcode is 731 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bush Hill Park and 492 m in Winchmore Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Bush Hill Park and 92% in Winchmore Hill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bush Hill Park and 71 in Winchmore Hill, 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.
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.
Winchmore Hill is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 10,078 people in 3,850 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £716,000 over the past two years, 51% above the Enfield median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the Enfield average.
More comparisons.
Bush Hill Park and Winchmore Hill next to other wards of Enfield.