Builders in Enfield

Dion Construction is an Enfield business. Our office sits in Edmonton in N18, and Enfield is the borough where we have built the most, know the most streets, and can usually tell you what the house two doors down had done before we have even opened the drawings.

That local knowledge is practical rather than sentimental. It means we know which parts of the borough sit under conservation control, where the ground conditions get awkward towards the Lee Valley, which streets have already established a precedent for rear dormers, and roughly what a project on your type of property has actually cost recently rather than in theory.

The housing stock in Enfield

Enfield's housing is dominated by interwar semi-detached and detached suburban stock — hipped roofs, side access and generous rear gardens through Winchmore Hill, Southgate, Grange Park and Enfield Town. That combination is close to ideal for a hip-to-gable loft conversion with a rear dormer, and for a rear extension under permitted development. Further south and east, Edmonton and Ponders End bring denser Victorian and Edwardian terraces and post-war estate housing, where side returns, full renovations and refurbishment for landlords make up most of the work.

Local context worth knowing

Enfield has a number of designated conservation areas, including parts of Enfield Town, Forty Hill, Bush Hill Park and Winchmore Hill Green, where permitted development rights are restricted and materials are scrutinised. Enfield Council also operates its own building control service, which we work with regularly. Towards the east of the borough the ground towards the Lee Valley can be softer, and foundation depth on an extension should never be assumed from a neighbouring street.