Cockfosters
vs Southgate
Southgate has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Cockfosters. Homes in Cockfosters sold for a median of £757,500, 42% above Southgate. Cockfosters has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Cockfosters has 10,209 residents in 3,852 households; Southgate has 15,202 in 5,939. Cockfosters has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 5.6 percentage points more than Southgate (Enfield: 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Cockfosters and 42% in Southgate. Cockfosters has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 9.8 percentage points more than Southgate (Enfield: 52%). Southgate has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 12.3 percentage points more than Cockfosters (Enfield: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £757,500 in Cockfosters and £535,000 in Southgate, against £475,000 across Enfield.
Surroundings
Cockfosters has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 7.1 percentage points more than Southgate (Enfield: 15%). A typical postcode has 96 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cockfosters, and 155 in Southgate. The typical postcode is 442 m from the nearest school in Cockfosters and 331 m in Southgate. The typical postcode is 651 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cockfosters and 685 m in Southgate. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Cockfosters and 86% in Southgate.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 72 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cockfosters and 94 in Southgate, 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.
Southgate is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 15,202 people in 5,939 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £535,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Enfield median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% above the Enfield average.
More comparisons.
Cockfosters and Southgate next to other wards of Enfield.