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Average Rent in Enfield 2026

The average monthly private rent in Enfield is £1,827 as of August 2026, +5.1% on a year earlier. That is £505 a month below the London average of £2,332.

Enfield is the 12th cheapest of London’s 32 boroughs with published data. Updated 2026-09-18.

What that costs relative to local pay

A home of any size in Enfield against what people living in Enfield actually earn.

Monthly rent
£1,827
Median gross pay (2024)
£3,633
full-time, per month, before tax
Rent as a share of pay
50.3%
12.8 points below the London average
Severely stretched — a single full-time median earner would spend 50.3% of gross pay on rent alone.

How to read this. Earnings are gross — before tax and National Insurance — so the share of take-home pay is materially higher. The earnings figure is for 2024, the latest year GLA London Datastore publishes, while the rent figure is current; pay has risen since, so the true present-day ratio is somewhat lower than shown. Both are medians for people living in the area, not for jobs located there.

Enfield rent by bedroom count

Enfield rent by property type

Average monthly rent by property type in Enfield, August 2026
Property typeAverage monthly rent
Flat or maisonette£1,656
Terraced house£2,039
Semi-detached house£2,430
Detached house£2,570

How Enfield rent has changed

£1,000£1,500£2,000£2,5002015201720192021202320252026£1,827
Average monthly private rent in Enfield, 20152026 (dashed line: London average). Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.
View the year-by-year figures as a table
Average monthly rent in Enfield by year
YearAverage monthly rent
2015£1,241
2016£1,287
2017£1,312
2018£1,311
2019£1,304
2020£1,321
2021£1,350
2022£1,399
2023£1,504
2024£1,657
2025£1,753
2026£1,827

Boroughs priced near Enfield

Common questions

What is the average rent in Enfield?

The average monthly private rent in Enfield is £1,827 as of August 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. That is +5.1% compared with a year earlier.

Is Enfield cheaper than the London average?

Yes. Enfield is £505 a month cheaper than the London average of £2,332, making it the 12th cheapest of London's 32 boroughs (August 2026).

Is rent in Enfield affordable on a local salary?

Average rent in Enfield is £1,827 a month against median gross full-time pay of £3,633 for people living there, so rent takes 50.3% of gross earnings. The commonly used guideline is 30%. Earnings are before tax and are for 2024.

How much is a one-bedroom flat in Enfield?

A one-bedroom property in Enfield rents for an average of £1,422 per month, and a two-bedroom for £1,764 (August 2026, ONS).

How much has rent risen in Enfield?

Average rent in Enfield has gone from £1,323 to £1,827 since 2021 — up £504 a month, or 38.1%.

Rentals available in Enfield

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Earnings data: GLA London Datastore — Earnings by Place of Residence, Borough (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings). Median gross full-time weekly pay, by place of residence, 2024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.