Arnos Grove

<p>Flats in Arnos Grove run from around N/A at entry, with a typical (median) flat at N/A and the largest reaching N/A (HM Land Registry, to April 2026). The median is the midpoint, not the starting price — entry-level one-beds sit at the N/A end. That typical figure makes it the cheapest of the three Piccadilly-line stops in this stretch — below both Southgate and Bounds Green — though prices have softened about 3% over the past year, so there is room to negotiate. Bear in mind it is a thin market — only around 191 sales across the whole area in a year — so the right flat may take patience to find.</p>

<p>Very. Arnos Grove records 77 crimes per 1,000 residents (data.police.uk, 12 months to April 2026) — 35% below the London average, and one of the lower-crime areas we cover, with a Safety Score of 81/100. The 12-month trend is Falling (-4.5%). What activity there is concentrates around the station and Bowes Road; the residential streets are quieter still.</p>

<p>King’s Cross St Pancras is minutes and Victoria on a direct Piccadilly line train, with the West End in between. Bank is about minutes and Canary Wharf , both needing a change. These are station-to-station times (TfL, 08:30 weekday); add your walk to the station.</p>

<p>It depends on the school. Alexandra Park School is rated Outstanding (Ofsted, February 2023) and is the area’s genuine draw, and Bounds Green Infant is also Outstanding (July 2024) — but overall school provision scores below the London average, and the best local Progress 8 figure is slightly negative (DfE, 2023/24). Families do well if they fall inside Alexandra Park’s tight, oversubscribed catchment.</p>

<p>Council tax is set by the London Borough of Enfield, with a Band D charge of — a little below the outer-London average. Most flats fall in Bands B–C and most houses in Bands D–F. Enfield collects rubbish and recycling weekly, but charges £100 a year for garden-waste collection.</p>

<p>They are different trade-offs. Arnos Grove is cheaper — its median price undercuts Southgate by roughly £150,000 — and has a lower crime rate, on the same Piccadilly line. Southgate has the livelier centre, the bigger leisure centre and the leafier reputation. Arnos Grove is the value-and-safety option; Southgate the more polished, pricier one. See our <a href="/neighbourhood/southgate/">Southgate guide</a>.</p>

<p>The North Circular runs through the centre along Bowes Road, right past the station, and it is the area’s main downside: traffic, noise and roadside air quality, with Enfield a borough-wide Air Quality Management Area. Homes a few streets back are much calmer. If you are viewing a property on or near Bowes Road, visit at rush hour before deciding.</p>

<p>For income, it is steady rather than spectacular — gross rental yields of roughly 5–6% with reliable demand from families and commuters. Capital values have softened recently (down about 3% over the past year), so it suits longer-hold buyers backing the fundamentals — safety, the Tube and the value gap to Southgate — over those chasing quick growth.</p>

<p>Yes — it is one of the area’s strengths. Arnos Park, a couple of minutes from the station, carries the listed 34-arch Piccadilly line viaduct and the Pymmes Brook valley; Grovelands Park (a Grade II* historic landscape with a boating lake) and Broomfield Park are both within a walk. Note that surface-water flood risk near Pymmes Brook is high in parts, so check the gov.uk flood map for a specific address.</p>

<p>It is one of London’s finest Art Deco Underground stations — designed by Charles Holden and opened in 1932, Grade II* listed, with a circular brick ticket-hall drum inspired by Gunnar Asplund’s Stockholm Public Library (Historic England, list entry 1358981). It is the architectural landmark the neighbourhood is named around, and a working Piccadilly line station to this day.</p>