Palmers Green
vs Winchmore Hill
Palmers Green has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Winchmore Hill. Homes in Winchmore Hill sold for a median of £716,000, 36% above Palmers Green. Palmers Green has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Palmers Green has 11,676 residents in 4,504 households; Winchmore Hill has 10,078 in 3,850. Winchmore Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 2.9 percentage points more than Palmers Green (Enfield: 14%). Palmers Green has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 1.8 percentage points more than Winchmore Hill (Enfield: 26%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Palmers Green (26%) and semi-detached houses in Winchmore Hill (33%). Winchmore Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 15.8 percentage points more than Palmers Green (Enfield: 52%). Palmers Green has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 10.9 percentage points more than Winchmore Hill (Enfield: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £527,250 in Palmers Green and £716,000 in Winchmore Hill, against £475,000 across Enfield.
Surroundings
Palmers Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 2.6 percentage points more than Winchmore Hill (Enfield: 15%). A typical postcode has 173 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Palmers Green, and 146 in Winchmore Hill. The typical postcode is 314 m from the nearest school in Palmers Green and 466 m in Winchmore Hill. The typical postcode is 473 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Palmers Green and 492 m in Winchmore Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Palmers Green and 92% in Winchmore Hill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 89 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Palmers Green 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.
Palmers Green is one of 25 wards in Enfield, home to 11,676 people in 4,504 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £527,250 over the past two years, 11% above the Enfield median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% 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.
Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill next to other wards of Enfield.