Ponders End
Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider
Ponders End at a glance
- House prices
- £375,000
- Middle70th percentile
- Schools
- 85th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 89th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 154.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak8th percentile
- Flood risk
- 10.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle71st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Ponders End a good place to live?
Ponders End may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Enfield below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Ponders End
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 154.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 8th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Ponders End
House prices
- Median sale price
- £375,000
- Percentile
- 70th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 29 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Ponders End
Schools
85th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Ponders End
Flood risk
10.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.8% of the area. That is the 71st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Ponders End
Transport
89th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Ponders End a good place to live?
Ponders End may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Ponders End safe?
Ponders End ranks in the 8th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Ponders End?
The median sale price was £375,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 70th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Ponders End?
Schools rank in the 85th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Ponders End?
Nearby public profiles include Lower Edmonton in Enfield and Jubilee in Enfield.
