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Brimsdown
Enfield, London
PocketsBrimsdown Avenue (Albany Park · north · north-west · Durants Park · Carterhatch Road)Enfield Wash (Hertford Road Cemetery · Albany Park)Brimsdown & Ponders EndSouthbury East
Brimsdown sits in the east of Enfield on the Lee Valley floor, a ward with one foot in the Victorian terraces around Green Street and the other in the industrial estate and the King George reservoir system. The whole ward falls inside conservation area. The three listed buildings include the Grade II White Horse pub, the Grade II pair at 98 and 100 Green Street and the Grade II weir at King George Pumping Station, Albany Park runs to seventeen hectares, and the Lee Valley Regional Park brings the total green figure to 39. Public-transport access is moderate with Brimsdown station on the Liverpool Street line. The negatives are clear: the ward has a relatively thin listed stock despite the conservation coverage, safety scores below the borough median, culture is thin, and only six outstanding-rated schools sit within reach.
- Strongest66Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong61Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out16Cultural Signal
Few cultural venues nearby
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Albany Park (17.4 hectares)
- 106 open venues (75 food and drink, 31 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
56Better than 68% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability70
- Price momentum (5yr)57
- Activity (turnover)20
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Brimsdown: 69 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
43Better than 39% of London
- Personal safety43
- Property crime40
- Anti-social behaviour48
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Connectivity
31Better than 15% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
61Better than 71% of London
- Air quality83
- Quietness28
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Cultural Signal
16Better than 26% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene29
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
106 open venues nearby — 75 food & drink, 31 other.
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Education
53Better than 50% of London
- Primary schools48
- Secondary schools58
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For Brimsdown: 6 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
43Better than 58% of London
3 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- 98 and 100, Green StreetGrade II
- The White Horse Public HouseGrade II
- Weir With Inlet Pipes at King George Pumping Station and Adjacent to King George ReservoirGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
66Better than 61% of London
- Green spaces86
- Waterways30
Largest green space: Albany Park (17 ha). ~39 ha of green space in total.
Area development
27Better than 95% of London
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- Is Brimsdown safe?
- Brimsdown scores 43 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Brimsdown a good place to live?
- Brimsdown scores 44 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (66) and air & quiet (61); its weakest is cultural signal (16). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Brimsdown?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Brimsdown 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 31 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Brimsdown expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Brimsdown is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 16/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Brimsdown?
- Brimsdown scores 53 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 2 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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