Palmers Green
Palmers Green is a residential area in the London Borough of Enfield (N13), centred on Green Lanes and Broomfield Park, with Great Northern trains to Moorgate from Palmers Green station.
Area guide
Living in Palmers Green
Palmers Green lies in the south-west of the London Borough of Enfield, with Green Lanes as its main thoroughfare. Enfield Council describes its compact town centre as having a character shaped by food and drink businesses, and Devonshire Square, a pedestrianised public space, was launched there in May 2025. To the south of the Lakes Estate is Broomfield Park, a registered historic park built around an early 18th-century water garden. Until the early 20th century Palmers Green was a small village. The railway arrived in 1871, but the largest local landowners declined to sell land, and much of the area was built after part of the Grovelands estate was auctioned in 1902.
The housing follows that history. The Lakes Estate, between Fox Lane and Alderman's Hill and built between 1904 and 1914, is made up mostly of substantial two-storey Edwardian semi-detached pairs with some small terraces, with shop parades and flats along Alderman's Hill. Broomfield Park is ringed by detached and semi-detached houses of Edwardian, interwar and post-1945 dates. The Lakes Estate is a designated conservation area, and the council's appraisal notes that the name comes from its street names rather than from any historic feature.
Palmers Green has no Tube station. Palmers Green station, on Alderman's Hill in Travelcard Zone 4, is on the Great Northern line, with trains to Moorgate in the City and out to Hertford North and Stevenage. Piccadilly line stations at Bounds Green, Arnos Grove and Southgate are roughly 1.6 to 2 kilometres away in a straight line, and several TfL bus routes serve the area. Palmers Green is in the N13 postcode district.
Transport
Getting around Palmers Green
Palmers Green station is on the Great Northern Hertford Loop line, with trains to Moorgate (Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines) and to Hertford North and Stevenage. Several TfL bus routes serve Green Lanes; Piccadilly line stations at Bounds Green, Arnos Grove and Southgate are about 1.6 to 2 km away in a straight line.
Palmers Green
Great Northern · Zone 4
Station on Alderman's Hill managed by Great Northern; trains run towards Moorgate and towards Hertford North and Stevenage. No Tube station in the area.
Parks, shops and schools
What Palmers Green has nearby
Parks and green space
- Broomfield Park (opens in a new tab)Registered historic park with an 18th-century Baroque water garden, bandstand, boating pond and playground; Enfield Council describes a rare example of a Baroque water garden.
- Conway Recreation Ground (opens in a new tab)The only public open space inside the Lakes Estate conservation area, off Conway Road.
- Grovelands Park (nearby) (opens in a new tab)Registered Grade II* landscape park to the north-west, once part of the estate whose southern land became Palmers Green.
High street and shopping
Green Lanes is the main thoroughfare of Palmers Green and its compact town centre, which Enfield Council describes as having a character shaped by food and drink businesses. Devonshire Square, a pedestrianised public space, launched in May 2025 and is designed for markets, performances and community events. Shop parades with flats above also line Alderman's Hill.
- Green Lanes
- Devonshire Square
- Alderman's Hill shop parades
Schools
State schools in Palmers Green are overseen by Enfield Council as the local education authority. Use the council's admissions pages and the official GOV.UK and Ofsted tools below to check individual schools, admission rules and current inspection reports.
A little history
Palmers Green was a small village until the 20th century. The railway reached it in 1871, but the Taylors of Grovelands and the Walker family of Arnos Grove declined to sell land for housing, so building followed the 1902 auction of part of the Grovelands estate, with the Lakes Estate developed between 1904 and 1914.
Local favourites
Worth knowing in Palmers Green
Roads and pockets
- Old Park Road — one of the earliest parts of the Lakes Estate to be built; the council appraisal picks out nos. 20–30 for their Queen Anne revival style porches and bay windows
- Grovelands Road — completed by about 1908, with nos. 10–30 singled out in the council appraisal for moulded red brickwork and ornate timber porch canopies
- Fox Lane — an old route between Palmers Green and Southgate, with the Grade II listed former Southgate County School (1910) and Palmers Green Congregational Church (opened 1913)
- Alderman's Hill — the main road along the south of the Lakes Estate, facing Broomfield Park, with shop parades, flats and Palmers Green station; named after Alderman Sir William Curtis
- Broomfield Avenue — Edwardian houses near Broomfield Park, noted in the council appraisal for small oriel windows crowned with tiled spirelets
Places worth a visit
- Broomfield Park — registered historic park around an early 18th-century Baroque water garden, with a chain of formal ponds, a 1926 bandstand and a walled garden
- Broomfield House — Grade II* listed house with 16th-century origins at the south-east of Broomfield Park, which has been damaged by fire
- Garden of Remembrance, Broomfield Park — walled war memorial garden with an arcaded temple, opened in 1929
- Palmers Green station — station building of 1870–71 with a gabled frontage and original canopy, recommended in the council appraisal for local listing
- Former Southgate County School, Fox Lane — 'free Baroque' school building of 1910, listed Grade II and converted to flats in 1984
Compiled from public sources such as council guidance and local history records, and reviewed October 2026. These are not recommendations or valuations.
Property market
Property prices in Palmers Green
Median sold price
£545,000
212 sales in the 12 months to July 2026
| Property type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £776,250 | 36 |
| Terraced | £625,000 | 97 |
| Flats & maisonettes | £390,000 | 76 |
Based on completed sales registered at postcodes in N13, which only approximate the area's boundaries and include sales we did not handle. Standard (category A) residential sales for value only: the Land Registry’s category B, which includes repossessions, buy-to-lets identified by a mortgage and sales to non-private individuals, is not counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions
Palmers Green: common questions
Quick answers about living in and moving to Palmers Green.
Which council covers Palmers Green?
Palmers Green is a ward of the London Borough of Enfield, so Enfield Council charges Council Tax there. The N13 postcode district also includes addresses in the London Borough of Haringey, so the authority for a particular property depends on its full address.
Which station serves Palmers Green and what zone is it in?
Palmers Green station, on Alderman's Hill, is in Travelcard Zone 4 and is managed by Great Northern. Trains run between Moorgate in the City and Hertford North or Stevenage. There is no Tube station in the area; Bounds Green, Arnos Grove and Southgate on the Piccadilly line are roughly 1.6 to 2 kilometres away in a straight line.
Which parks are in Palmers Green?
Broomfield Park is the main park, a registered historic park with an 18th-century Baroque water garden, ponds, a bandstand and a playground. Conway Recreation Ground, off Conway Road, is the public open space inside the Lakes Estate conservation area. Grovelands Park, a registered Grade II* landscape, lies to the north-west.
What is the Lakes Estate in Palmers Green?
The Lakes Estate is a conservation area between Fox Lane and Alderman's Hill, made up mostly of Edwardian semi-detached houses built between 1904 and 1914 on former Grovelands land. The council's appraisal notes the name comes from the street names and has no historic significance of its own.
What is Palmers Green's main shopping street?
Green Lanes is the main thoroughfare and the heart of the town centre, which Enfield Council describes as having a character shaped by food and drink businesses. Devonshire Square, a pedestrianised public space launched in May 2025, hosts markets and community events. Shop parades also run along Alderman's Hill.
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