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Carterhatch
vs Southbury

Carterhatch has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Southbury. Homes in Southbury sold for a median of £465,000, 15% above Carterhatch. Southbury has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Enfield with Carterhatch highlighted
Carterhatch
184 postcodes
Map of Enfield with Southbury highlighted
Southbury
220 postcodes
Map of Enfield
Enfield
city average

People

Carterhatch has 12,922 residents in 4,284 households; Southbury has 15,687 in 5,861. Southbury has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 1.7 percentage points more than Carterhatch (Enfield: 14%). Southbury has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 2.8 percentage points more than Carterhatch (Enfield: 26%).

12,922Residents (2021)
15,687Residents (2021)
329,984Residents (2021)
4,284Households
5,861Households
120,923Households
22.7%Aged 15–29
18.1%Aged 15–29
18.7%Aged 15–29
9.6%Aged 65 and over
11.3%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Aged 65 and over
22.9%Living alone
25.7%Living alone
25.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Carterhatch (37%) and terraced houses in Southbury (43%). Southbury has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 18.7 percentage points more than Carterhatch (Enfield: 52%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (26% and 27%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £406,000 in Carterhatch and £465,000 in Southbury, against £475,000 across Enfield.

£406,000Median sale price
£465,000Median sale price
£475,000Median sale price
37.5%Owner-occupied
56.2%Owner-occupied
52.4%Owner-occupied
26.2%Private renting
27.0%Private renting
29.3%Private renting
34.9%Social renting
15.5%Social renting
17.0%Social renting
4.3%Detached houses
2.5%Detached houses
7.5%Detached houses
23.3%Semi-detached houses
18.6%Semi-detached houses
24.8%Semi-detached houses
30.1%Terraced houses
42.5%Terraced houses
28.9%Terraced houses
37.3%Flats
28.6%Flats
30.4%Flats

Surroundings

Southbury has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 2.8 percentage points more than Carterhatch (Enfield: 15%). A typical postcode has 153 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Carterhatch, and 163 in Southbury. The typical postcode is 261 m from the nearest school in Carterhatch and 339 m in Southbury. The typical postcode is 977 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Carterhatch and 566 m in Southbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Carterhatch and 90% in Southbury.

11.6%Green space within 500 m
14.4%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
153Services within 15 min (median)
163Services within 15 min (median)
128Services within 15 min (median)
261 mNearest school (median)
339 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
977 mNearest tram or rail (median)
566 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
915Postcodes in flood risk areas
87.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 190 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Carterhatch 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.

190Recorded 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.

Carterhatch

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.

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.

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