Enfield: local statistics
Enfield is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 329,400 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Enfield, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The claimant count for Enfield stood at 14,995 in August 2026, or 7.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 (London: 5.5%). That compares with 7.3% a year before. The five-year high was 8.2% (August 2021); the low was 5.6% (February 2023).
An estimated 68.3% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Enfield were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 5.8 points either way, against 74.8% across London. Its lowest reading in the series was 65.7% and its highest 74.5%.
329,400 people lived in Enfield in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.6% on mid-2024. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is -0.4%; London grew by 5.4% over the same years, the 28th fastest growth of 33 in London. The series peaked at 335,151 in mid-2019.
Homes in Enfield sold for an average of £470,988 in July 2026, up 0.6% on a year before. Among council areas that puts it 24th of 33 in London, counting from the highest; the average for London was £550,037. Since July 2016 prices have risen 14%; the July high in the series was £472,489 in 2022. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Enfield (£43,888) gives a ratio of 10.7. That ratio is the 21st highest ratio of 32 in London.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Enfield was £865.10 in April 2025 (£43,888 a year). That is 4.2% below the figure for London and the 23rd highest of 32 in London. For full-time jobs located in Enfield the median is £821.10 a week (−£44.00 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £565.90, so it has risen 53% before inflation.
A Band D home in Enfield pays an average of £2,267.67 in council tax in 2026-27, up £103.65 on 2025-26. It is the 11th highest of 33 in London. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,420.17, so it has risen 60%.
A girl born in Enfield in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 85.1 years and a boy 81.2 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 1.0 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.8 more. It is the 12th highest for women of 32 in London.
In March 2026, 16,735 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Enfield, 21% more than in 2016. There are 51 per 1,000 residents, mid-table in London, 19th of 33.
Police recorded 27,907 crimes in Enfield in the year to March 2026, 84.7 for every 1,000 residents, mid-table in London, 18th of 33. A year earlier it was 89.5. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 69.2 to 92.5 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 330,868 |
| 2016 | 333,295 |
| 2017 | 333,077 |
| 2018 | 334,000 |
| 2019 | 335,151 |
| 2020 | 333,149 |
| 2021 | 329,876 |
| 2022 | 328,898 |
| 2023 | 330,673 |
| 2024 | 331,421 |
| 2025 | 329,400 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £411,958 |
| July 2017 | £428,322 |
| July 2018 | £422,557 |
| July 2019 | £411,091 |
| July 2020 | £412,997 |
| July 2021 | £442,762 |
| July 2022 | £472,489 |
| July 2023 | £461,811 |
| July 2024 | £464,998 |
| July 2025 | £468,223 |
| July 2026 | £470,988 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £565.90 a week |
| 2016 | £574.90 a week |
| 2017 | £587.70 a week |
| 2018 | £590.00 a week |
| 2019 | £638.90 a week |
| 2020 | £643.20 a week |
| 2021 | £670.50 a week |
| 2022 | £709.00 a week |
| 2023 | £766.60 a week |
| 2024 | £839.00 a week |
| 2025 | £865.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,420.17 |
| 2017-18 | £1,481.25 |
| 2018-19 | £1,555.40 |
| 2019-20 | £1,631.99 |
| 2020-21 | £1,695.84 |
| 2021-22 | £1,795.47 |
| 2022-23 | £1,841.71 |
| 2023-24 | £1,952.44 |
| 2024-25 | £2,065.48 |
| 2025-26 | £2,164.02 |
| 2026-27 | £2,267.67 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 69.2 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 70.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 77.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 86.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 90.5 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 83.9 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 91.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 92.5 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 88.7 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 89.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 84.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.1% |
| 2016/17 | 70.1% |
| 2017/18 | 69.2% |
| 2018/19 | 69.2% |
| 2019/20 | 69.8% |
| 2020/21 | 65.7% |
| 2021/22 | 70.5% |
| 2022/23 | 72.3% |
| 2023/24 | 67.5% |
| 2024/25 | 74.5% |
| 2025/26 | 68.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.3 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.1 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 13,775 |
| 2017 | 14,395 |
| 2018 | 14,290 |
| 2019 | 14,690 |
| 2020 | 15,285 |
| 2021 | 15,940 |
| 2022 | 16,555 |
| 2023 | 16,195 |
| 2024 | 16,285 |
| 2025 | 16,420 |
| 2026 | 16,735 |
Questions about Enfield
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Enfield?
14,995 in August 2026 (7.2% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the population of Enfield?
The ONS estimates 329,400 people lived in Enfield in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Enfield?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £470,988.
What is the average salary in Enfield?
£865.10 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Enfield?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,267.67 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in Enfield?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.2 years for men and 85.1 for women.
What is the crime rate in Enfield?
84.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
Who has power over Enfield
Every body that makes decisions for Enfield, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Enfield council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Enfield in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill: Kate Osamor (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Enfield North: Feryal Clark (Labour) MP
- Southgate and Wood Green: Bambos Charalambous (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · UK employment rate · UK population
- Other council areas in London: Bromley · Hillingdon · Lambeth · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets · Wandsworth
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