Man and van in Enfield
Upstairs flats in Palmers Green, 1930s semis with drives in Southgate, lifts in Edmonton: one borough, three quite different moves.
Covering Enfield Town, Southgate, Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Edmonton and Enfield Lock.
Man and van in Enfield: a Palmers Green flat to a Southgate semi
Say you're leaving the upper half of a converted terrace in Palmers Green. The front door and hallway are shared, and the staircase runs straight, but the turn at the top is narrow.
Outside, the street is probably controlled, so the van stops where the signs allow. The other end is a different job: a 1930s semi in Southgate often has a drive the van can pull onto.
Closed-off streets near Fox Lane, and a slow run south
Low-traffic schemes around Fox Lane and parts of Bowes matter more than the parking. Several streets there are shut to through traffic, so the route a map suggests can end at a filter, and the van may have to come in from the far end of your road.
Direction matters too. Enfield is the top of London, running from the North Circular at Edmonton up to the M25 at Enfield Chase. The A10 Great Cambridge Road makes the run north to Hertfordshire and the M25 quick, and the North Circular handles east and west. Booking a man and van in Enfield for a move into central London? That's the slow way, so allow extra hours.
Controlled roads in Edmonton, more room at the Chase end
Parking changes from one street to the next. Around Edmonton and Palmers Green, in the southern half, most roads are controlled. Southgate and the Chase end are freer, and a drive at either address saves hunting for a space.
- What the signs on your street allow
- Whether the van can use a drive
- Which end of your road is open, near Fox Lane or Bowes
- That the lift works, in an Edmonton tower block
Split terraces in Winchmore Hill, whole semis in Enfield Town
Most removals in Enfield are one of two jobs. One is a two-bed flat out of an Edwardian or interwar terrace in Palmers Green or Winchmore Hill, most of them converted into upper and lower flats. The other is house removals from a three-bed 1930s semi in Southgate or Enfield Town.
Edmonton is denser, with flats, maisonettes and some tower blocks, where the lift needs checking before the day.
- Near Fox Lane and Bowes, the van may need the far end of your road.
- Palmers Green conversions usually have a narrow turn at the top of the stairs.
- Semis in Southgate and Enfield Town often have a drive; say so when you book.
- The A10 makes a move to Hertfordshire quick; central London is slow.
Congestion Charge and ULEZ in Enfield
The whole borough sits outside the Congestion Charge zone, so a move between two addresses here carries no zone charge.
ULEZ and any charge are in the driver’s price. How pricing works
What a move from Enfield costs
Other areas close to Enfield
N2, N3, N12, N20, NW4, NW7, EN5
N4, N8, N15, N17, N22
E17
IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5, IG6, IG8, E11
Moving in Enfield: your questions
Yes, though maybe not the way the map shows. Several streets there are closed to through traffic, so tell the driver which end of your road is open.
Usually a shared front door and hallway, a straight staircase and a narrow turn at the top of the stairs.
Yes. Homes in Southgate and Enfield Town often have driveways, so say so when you book.
No. Every part of the borough is outside the Congestion Charge zone.