LOCATION
Once associated purely with industry, Ponders End has been revitalised in recent years. New developments capitalise on its riverside location, and the grassy surrounds of the Lea Valley, to offer affordable homes to those looking to buy their first home in Enfield Ponders End HOT spot
1 New homes transforming the area 2 Lee Valley Leisure Complex on the doorstep 3 Wandering the local waterways 4 Locally brewed beers from Camden Town Brewery and Beavertown Brewery’s Beaverworld 5 An easy holiday getaway with direct trains to Stansted! 5 REASONS WE LOVE… PONDERS END
UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
OUT AND ABOUT Ponders End is not known for its shopping, but you’ll still find everything you need locally. Enfield has a thriving high street and Palace Shopping Centre with high street favourites including TK Maxx, H&M, M&S and Next. Enfield retail parks are also on the doorstep and are perfect for getting your new home kitted out – stores include Dunelm,The Range, Matalan and DFS.You also have your pick of the supermarkets with ASDA on Ponders End high street and Morrisons, Aldi, Tesco and Sainsbury’s all within a five to 10-minute drive. Living in Ponders End, you are of course perfectly placed to enjoy everything the capital has to offer, but you’ll be pleased to know you don’t have to go far at all to find quality food. The Meeting Bar and Restaurant offers delicious Thai food or head to Enfes Ocakbasi for a traditional Turkish grill. Alternatively, you can’t beat The Harvester at The Navigation for a cheap and cheerful breakfast or lunch on the waterfront. Fancy curling up on the sofa with a takeaway in your new home? You are spoilt for choice, with
just 17 minutes. There are also a good number of local bus services, including a night bus. Ponders End now largely features streets lined with suburban terraced housing built in the 19th and early 20th centuries, as factories and warehouses have slowly given way to housing estates. Families ll the modern terraces and tower blocks that characterise this diverse area. Large-scale regeneration is now well underway with the high-rise Alma Road Estate having undergone demolition to rejuvenate the area
Located to the west of the River Lee Navigation, and centred on the Hertford Road, Ponders End was industrialised through the 19th century. This budding area of south east En eld, north London, has a population of over 15,000 and with exciting new developments popping up in the area, is growing fast in popularity. First recorded in 1593 as Ponders Ende, meaning the “end or quarter of the parish associated with the Ponder family”, Ponders End’s straight road and waterway network made it perfectly placed for industry. By 1906, over 2,000 people were employed in local factories and during the rst world war a huge munitions factory, the Ponders End Shell Works, was built in Wharf Road. Wright’s Flour Mill, the oldest working industrial building in the borough, remains as testament to the area’s industrial past. Ponders End railway station is in Zone 5, on the Greater Anglia Line, with direct trains to Liverpool Street, Hertford East and Stansted. Commuters can be at London Liverpool Street in
and provide luxury homes. New development in the area means there are
now high-quality homes available to meet the needs of both families and young professionals looking for a quick commute at an affordable price.
everything from fish and chips to Caribbean right on the high street. Come the evening, The Goat is a
popular pub with the locals, or head
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