Carterhatch
vs Ponders End
Carterhatch has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Ponders End. Homes in Carterhatch sold for a median of £406,000, 6% above Ponders End. Ponders End has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Carterhatch has 12,922 residents in 4,284 households; Ponders End has 12,608 in 4,242. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (10% and 9%). Ponders End has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 3.4 percentage points more than Carterhatch (Enfield: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Carterhatch and 37% in Ponders End. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (38% and 37%). Ponders End has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 10.6 percentage points more than Carterhatch (Enfield: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £406,000 in Carterhatch and £381,250 in Ponders End, against £475,000 across Enfield.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (12% and 13%). A typical postcode has 153 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Carterhatch, and 115 in Ponders End. The typical postcode is 261 m from the nearest school in Carterhatch and 220 m in Ponders End. The typical postcode is 977 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Carterhatch and 450 m in Ponders End. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Carterhatch and 86% in Ponders End.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 190 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Carterhatch and 167 in Ponders End, 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.
Carterhatch is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 12,922 people in 4,284 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £406,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Enfield median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the Enfield average.
Ponders End is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 12,608 people in 4,242 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £381,250 over the past two years, 20% below the Enfield median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the Enfield average.
More comparisons.
Carterhatch and Ponders End next to other wards of Enfield.