Buying a home in N21, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£773kmost £652k–£893k
Houses per m²£7,066flats £5,904
Sold last year1341,079 in five years
Prices in Enfield+0.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in N21 sold for £772,698 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £652,230 and £892,906, for about 107 m² of space. That is 8% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

134 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £295k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in N21 2 (£6,659) and the most in N21 1 (£7,618).

Across Enfield, prices are up 0.6% on a year ago and up 6.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,098 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,524 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £155,000 for that mortgage: what £160,000 buys.

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House prices in N21 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£561,130£507k–£677k73 m²78
3£772,698£652k–£893k107 m²289
4£907,788£766k–£1.11m136 m²185
5+£1,195,938£989k–£1.52m172 m²199

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£561k£773k£908k£1.2m
Detached—£651k£918k£1.18m£1.54m
Semi-detached—£582k£828k£972k£1.07m
Terraced—£535k£669k£766k£856k
Flats£295k£360k£411k£597k£587k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across N21

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
N21 1£7,618£5,806
N21 2£6,659£5,745
N21 3£6,984£6,411

Schools near N21

Best state primary within 2 kmMerryhills Primary School90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%12 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmAlexandra Park School78.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%29 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about N21

Is N21 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 8% less than across London; prices in Enfield are up 0.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (78.6% against 43.8%); 134 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in N21?

A typical 3-bedroom house in N21 sold for £772,698 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £652,230 and £892,906.

Is N21 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in N21 costs 8% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in N21 each year?

134 homes sold in the last year and 1,079 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near N21?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Merryhills Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near N21?

For a 3-bedroom house, N13 (£618k, 2 km), EN2 (£626k, 3 km), EN1 (£541k, 3 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.