Enfield · London

Edmonton Green — is it a good place to live?

Edmonton Green is a mixed picture against the rest of London — the trade-off is green space, where the walk to a real park is longer than is typical for the city.

Overall: toward the bottom of London's range on the six things we score

How Edmonton Green scores

vs the rest of London

Daily needs on foot
the everyday places within an 800m walk — and how varied they areWell below average

Independent scene
the independent share of local shops and cafésWell below average

Quiet streets
measured road traffic near the centreGood

Green space
the walk to genuinely public green space, plus access to a big park (50+ hectares of connected green) — nearest: Pymmes Park, ~9 min · big park: Walthamstow Wetlands ~35 minWell below average

Culture & leisure
cultural and leisure venues within reachBelow average

Schools
pupil progress at state schools — private schools are never scoredWell below average

Every band is relative to other London areas — a high band means quieter or greener than most of London, not quiet or green in absolute terms. How we score.

Trade-offs

Further trade-offs: schools, where measured pupil progress trails the citywide pace; everyday shops and services within a walk, which are fewer or less varied here; and the independent scene, which runs thinner here than across the city. For families weighing the independent route, there is also a private school in or close to the area — shown for context, never scored. The quiet-streets score here uses the DfT's 2019 roadside count — the most recent within reach of the area's centre, used exactly as published: an older count, declared, not an estimate.

The nearest station is Edmonton Green (London Overground), a short walk from the area's centre.

Who Edmonton Green suits

✗ Less ideal if daily green space is non-negotiable
✗ Less ideal if the state-school picture is your first filter

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Edmonton Green Q&A

Is Edmonton Green a quiet area?

On balance, yes — measured road traffic puts Edmonton Green's quiet-streets score on the better side of the London spread, though not among the very quietest. Individual streets still vary; the tool's street-by-street view estimates how roads compare.

Is Edmonton Green good for families?

The walk to green space is on the long side by London standards — worth weighing for a family move.

Which station serves Edmonton Green?

The nearest station is Edmonton Green (London Overground), a short walk from the area's centre.

Built on official data — HM Land Registry, police.uk, TfL, Ofsted/DfE, DfT, ONS and more; latest release of each source. Scores generated 27 August 2026 from the Locatio London dataset. Built by two Londoners who needed it themselves — our story. How we score · Data sources