Cockfosters
vs Ridgeway
Cockfosters has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Ridgeway. Homes in Cockfosters sold for a median of £757,500, 62% above Ridgeway. Cockfosters has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Cockfosters has 10,209 residents in 3,852 households; Ridgeway has 12,171 in 5,299. Cockfosters has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.5 percentage points more than Ridgeway (Enfield: 14%). Ridgeway has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 6.3 percentage points more than Cockfosters (Enfield: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Cockfosters and 44% in Ridgeway. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (68% and 67%). Ridgeway has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 2.7 percentage points more than Cockfosters (Enfield: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £757,500 in Cockfosters and £467,500 in Ridgeway, against £475,000 across Enfield.
Surroundings
Cockfosters has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 13.1 percentage points more than Ridgeway (Enfield: 15%). A typical postcode has 96 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cockfosters, and 89 in Ridgeway. The typical postcode is 442 m from the nearest school in Cockfosters and 584 m in Ridgeway. The typical postcode is 651 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cockfosters and 560 m in Ridgeway. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Cockfosters and 81% in Ridgeway.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 72 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cockfosters and 81 in Ridgeway, 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.
Cockfosters is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 10,209 people in 3,852 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £757,500 over the past two years, 59% above the Enfield median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 62% above the Enfield average.
Ridgeway is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 12,171 people in 5,299 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £467,500 over the past two years, in line with the Enfield median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Enfield average.
More comparisons.
Cockfosters and Ridgeway next to other wards of Enfield.