Selective licensing · London Borough of Enfield
Enfield Designation of Areas for Selective Licensing 2021
- Status
- Active
- Runs
- 1 September 2021 — 31 August 2026
- Fee
- £735 per property; discounts for accredited landlords and energy-efficient properties.
- Applies to
- Privately rented properties occupied by a single household or two unrelated sharers in the designated wards
Our records last verified 27 August 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The designation covers the following wards (pre-May-2022 (2002-2022) Enfield ward boundaries, as at 2021 designation | geometry built from ONS Wards_December_2021_UK_BGC_2022 (14 wards)):
- Bowes
- Chase
- Edmonton Green
- Enfield Highway
- Enfield Lock
- Haselbury
- Jubilee
- Lower Edmonton
- Palmers Green
- Ponders End
- Southbury
- Southgate Green
- Turkey Street
- Upper Edmonton
London Borough of Enfield also runs its own address-level lookup: check whether a specific address falls inside the scheme.
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes in the designated area regardless of size — single lets included. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £30,000, a rent repayment order of up to 12 months’ rent, and no valid possession notice until the position is fixed.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result — schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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