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EN6 5QU

Ridgeway · Enfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ridgeway
Local authority
Enfield
Constituency
Enfield North
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN2 8AE 382 m
EN2 8AF 455 m
EN6 5QT 523 m
EN2 8BE 613 m
EN4 0PX 673 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 5QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 February 2023
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5
Latitude
51.681560
Longitude
-0.153404
British National Grid easting
527,761
British National Grid northing
199,702

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Enfield · E09000010
Electoral ward
Ridgeway · E05013690
Parish or community
E43000200
Westminster constituency
Enfield North · E14001225
Output area
E00007029
Lower layer super output area
Enfield 004C · E01001412
Middle layer super output area
Enfield 004 · E02000280

Postcode source versions

Explore EN6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
24
Secondary
10

  1. St John's Preparatory and Senior School

    Other independent school

    529 m

  2. Oakmere Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

  3. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School

    Other independent special school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
87
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Vehicle crime 19
  • Other theft 6
  • Burglary 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EN6 5 residents
5,662

Age bands in EN6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,030 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

643 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

1,458 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,555 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,239 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    2.4 km

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ELMS, HIGH STREET, POTTERS BAR, EN6 5DA

    ODS code E82098

    2.4 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ELMS, HIGH STREET, POTTERS BAR, EN6 5DA

    ODS code E82078

    2.4 km

  • COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CTRE

    COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CENTRE, HEDDON COURT AVENUE, COCKFOSTERS, BARNET, EN4 9NB

    ODS code F85016

    3.7 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    113 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8RF

    ODS code E83031

    3.9 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    46 STATION ROAD, NEW BARNET, BARNET, EN5 1QH

    ODS code E83044

    3.9 km

  • EAST BARNET HEALTH CENTRE

    149 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8QZ

    ODS code E83613

    4.0 km

  • CUFFLEY AND GOFFS OAK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAYNARD PLACE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JA

    ODS code E82081

    4.1 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MALCOLMS WAY, RESERVOIR RD, SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N14 4AQ

    ODS code F85687

    4.1 km

  • BINCOTE SURGERY

    11 BINCOTE ROAD, ENFIELD, EN2 7RD

    ODS code F85625

    4.4 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.6 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    4.6 km

  • SOUTHGATE

    270 CHASE SIDE, SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N14 4PR

    ODS code F85032

    4.7 km

  • HIGHLANDS PRACTICE

    HIGHLANDS HEALTHCARE CENTRE, 3 FLOREY SQUARE, WINCHMORE HILL, LONDON, N21 1UJ

    ODS code F85035

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St John's Senior School

    BCT · Botany Bay

    0.2 miles

  • St John's Senior School

    BCT · Botany Bay

    0.2 miles

  • New Cottage Farm

    BCT · Hadley Wood

    0.3 miles

  • New Cottage Farm

    BCT · Hadley Wood

    0.4 miles

  • Slopers Pond Farm

    BCT · Hadley Wood

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Enfield 004C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,225 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 10 secondary schools. St John's Preparatory and Senior School is the nearest published school at 529 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

87 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.