…An attractive, sleepy but potentially dieing town was revitalised just a year ago with a shopping centre revamp.

But of course being more popular brings the usual, if slight, problems as well as the shopping and dining conveniences. We are also losing Middlesex University campuses to Hendon over the next few years if you are thinking about the student rental market.

It is very easy for the M25, the countryside in Hertfordshire, Trent Park & Lee Valley. There are overland trains to Old Street (Enfield Chase Station) and Liverpool Street (Enfield Town Station) with the Victoria line cutting across both routes. You can be at Oxford Circus in 30mins on a good day. It is the last stop of the N29 if you are out late but also if you fall sleep on the bus.

Affluence declines from West to East of the town EN2 (Ridgeway) to EN1 (centre) to EN3 (East of A10).  There are a lot of green and hidden attractive spots a couple of steps North and also West of the high street. Racially it is predominantly white with a Turkish and Greek infusion.

The locals are friendly and I hope the council work hard to keep the bizarre architectural and relaxed character to the place. I have no complaints even though there is very little late night life locally but that also makes it quiet and safe to live in. Plus easy to get away from, and back to, for excitement.

One note of caution for cat lovers moving here we do get a lot of foxes so it is dangerous for urban cats if they are not country-wise or fit.
S. McCarthy

The area is safe and well serviced by public transport making the immediate need for a car redundant. I live near Enfield Town station but am never bothered by noise pollution.

Our 3 bedroom house is spacious and all our neighbours are lovely (worth the move in itself!), even in the houses backing on to the end of our garden.

My only gripe would be the volume of traffic from the A10 towards the town and the speed they feel is necessary. Not great for the elderly, kids or pets.

Average high street retail and restaurant representation (still NO major Department store); reasonable amenities & sports facilities (where not built on) but not enough to justify the expensive well over-priced housing market and council tax levied.

It does, however, have some excellent parks and woodland and a few notable privately-owned restaurants and character pubs. It is a good place to be for a few years before using it as a 'stepping stone' to the market towns/villages of Hertfordshire which is where the smart money from Enfield went 20 years ago.

There are also quite a few problems living in Enfield too - Car crime is very common, racism is an issue here (I am of Asian origin). My family and I have been subject to racial abuse here on many occasions, and have spoken to other Asian residents - they have had eggs thrown at their houses, rubbish put throught letter boxes, graffiti on walls etc. etc. and no-one ever does anything about it here. You can complain until you are blue in the face and the police will do nothing.

People are pleasant, Enfield Town, with its connections into central London, is a 15 minute walk away.

Also close by are fantastic leisure facilities such as Picketts Lock centre,and a new 15 screen UCI cinema has just been completed. I like living here, as you can get into London quickly, but within 10 mins, you can be looking across green fields, which seems a million miles away from the hustle and bustle a few miles in the other direction.

The cobbled market place received a charter from James I, who frequently hunted at the royal chase. One of the homes he used in Enfield was owned by a relative of the Gunpowder Plot conspirator, T.Catesby. Many beautiful houses and gardens open to the public include Forty Hall, Whitewebbs House (now a restaurant), Myddleton House and Capel Manor.

Beautiful walks along Gentleman's Row in Enfield town and passing the grammar school dating from 1558, the parish church and thrice weekly market (Thu, Fri and Sat).

Many parks and open spaces, and 10 railway stations serving Kings X and Liverpool Street in 16-25 minutes. Nearest tubes Oakwood, Southgate and Cockfosters.