London boroughsEnfield vs Waltham Forest

Enfield vs Waltham Forest: which borough suits you?

Waltham Forest is more central, in zone 3, but Enfield is £88k cheaper on the average sold price.
Enfield

#13 of 33

Travelcard zone

Zone 5
Zone 3

Average house price

£442k
£530k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

11.0x
14.1x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

68
75

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1013 Mb
1005 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.2

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

36
39

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

751 ha
778 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

652
1071

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Enfield

Greater London · zone 5 · average sold price £442k.

Read the Enfield report

Living in Waltham Forest

Greater London · zone 3 · average sold price £530k.

Read the Waltham Forest report