Ponders End
vs Southbury

Ponders End has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Southbury. Homes in Southbury sold for a median of £465,000, 22% above Ponders End. Southbury has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 13%).

Ponders End

237 postcodes

Southbury

220 postcodes

Enfield

city average

People

Ponders End has 12,608 residents in 4,242 households; Southbury has 15,687 in 5,861. Southbury has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 2.5 percentage points more than Ponders End (Enfield: 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 26%).

12,608Residents (2021)

15,687Residents (2021)

329,984Residents (2021)

4,242Households

5,861Households

120,923Households

22.0%Aged 15–29

18.1%Aged 15–29

18.7%Aged 15–29

8.8%Aged 65 and over

11.3%Aged 65 and over

13.6%Aged 65 and over

26.3%Living alone

25.7%Living alone

25.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Ponders End (37%) and terraced houses in Southbury (43%). Southbury has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 18.9 percentage points more than Ponders End (Enfield: 52%). Ponders End has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 9.8 percentage points more than Southbury (Enfield: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £381,250 in Ponders End and £465,000 in Southbury, against £475,000 across Enfield.

£381,250Median sale price

£465,000Median sale price

£475,000Median sale price

37.3%Owner-occupied

56.2%Owner-occupied

52.4%Owner-occupied

36.8%Private renting

27.0%Private renting

29.3%Private renting

23.0%Social renting

15.5%Social renting

17.0%Social renting

6.6%Detached houses

2.5%Detached houses

7.5%Detached houses

12.7%Semi-detached houses

18.6%Semi-detached houses

24.8%Semi-detached houses

33.3%Terraced houses

42.5%Terraced houses

28.9%Terraced houses

36.6%Flats

28.6%Flats

30.4%Flats

Surroundings

Southbury has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 1.9 percentage points more than Ponders End (Enfield: 15%). A typical postcode has 115 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ponders End, and 163 in Southbury. The typical postcode is 220 m from the nearest school in Ponders End and 339 m in Southbury. The typical postcode is 450 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ponders End and 566 m in Southbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Ponders End and 90% in Southbury.

12.5%Green space within 500 m

14.4%Green space within 500 m

14.8%Green space within 500 m

115Services within 15 min (median)

163Services within 15 min (median)

128Services within 15 min (median)

220 mNearest school (median)

339 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

450 mNearest tram or rail (median)

566 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

20Postcodes in flood risk areas

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

915Postcodes in flood risk areas

86.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

90.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

91.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 167 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ponders End 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.

167Recorded 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.

Ponders End

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.

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.

Ponders End and Southbury next to other wards of Enfield.

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