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Enfield · London
TV and media units in Oakthorpe Park, Enfield
Planning TV and media units for a home in Oakthorpe Park? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a quote in writing, before anything is made.
- Boxes and consoles on the floor
- Cables trailing across the wall
- Speakers muffled behind doors
TV and media units for your home in Oakthorpe Park
TV and media units for homes in Oakthorpe Park
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Oakthorpe Park were built before 1919 (about 53%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 25%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Within a mile of the centre of Oakthorpe Park, 3 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. About 25% of homes in the area around Oakthorpe Park date from between 1919 and 1939, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Interwar front rooms normally have a bay at the front and a chimney breast on the side wall, which shape where TV and media units go.
For a flat near Palmers Green station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. For families living near St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls, low doors that small hands can open, with books and ornaments higher up, suit a busy family room. If your home is one of the older houses near St Michael-at-Bowes, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Oakthorpe Park is within the London Borough of Enfield, about 2 miles east of Edmonton. We cover Oakthorpe Park as part of our work across Enfield, and the process is the same everywhere we work. Across Enfield, we cover Oakthorpe Park, along with the rest of the borough.
Here we cover the N13, N22 and N11 postcode area for TV and media units. You will find streets here such as Wolves Lane, Park Avenue and Russell Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. Main roads around Oakthorpe Park include the A105. If your home is on one of them, tell us during the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Nearby, we also make TV and media units in Palmers Green (1 mile north-west), Arnos Grove (1 mile west), Bounds Green (1 mile south-west), Bowes Park (1 mile south) and Southgate (1 mile north-west). We also make TV and media units in nearby places like Edmonton (2 miles east), Enfield (3 miles north), Enfield Chase (3 miles north), Bush Hill Park (2 miles north-east), Upper Edmonton (2 miles east) and Gordon Hill (4 miles north).
Around Oakthorpe Park
The streets we cover here include those near St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School, St Thomas More Catholic School and The Alfred Herring pub and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Oakthorpe Park itself: Palmers Green station. Nearby you will also find The Mall Wood Green (1.4 miles south) and Broomfield House Museum (0.5 miles west).
TV and media units in Oakthorpe Park
Media equipment warms up as it runs, so equipment can’t simply be shut in a closed cupboard. We plan ventilation into the unit, with open backs, gaps or vented doors where they’re needed. Equipment makers often say how much space their boxes need around them. Typical reasons to get in touch are speakers muffled behind doors and standard units leaving gaps, and the answer is made in our workshop from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
In a house from the Victorian or Edwardian years, the front room typically keeps its chimney breast even where the fireplace has gone. That matters around Oakthorpe Park, as a large share of the homes there were built before 1919. The recesses either side take TV and media units scribed to the plaster and cut around the skirting.
After the design visit, we send you a written quote. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish, so it’s clear what’s included.
- Place
- Oakthorpe Park (N13, N22, N11)
- Area
- Enfield
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
When is bespoke worth it?
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, so there is normally a gap left over at the top or at one end. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
Before and after fitting day
These points come up often when people plan TV and media units. They’re worth knowing whatever the room:
- Think about which things need to be seen by a remote
- Tell us about parking and access at the measuring visit
- Note the screen size you have or plan to buy
- Check each box’s guidance on ventilation and clearances
Once your equipment is in, check that it isn’t running hot. Don’t block the gaps and openings left for air with cables or clutter.
Keep ventilation gaps and open backs clear when you add equipment.
What we don’t do
As carpenters, we leave some work to other trades. These are worth knowing before you plan:
- Taking out a fireplace or chimney breast
- Configuring the TV and sound system
- Aerial, satellite or broadband installation
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can use our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. Our process from visit to fitting.
What it’s made from
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Cable routes
- Ventilated cabinets
How it’s made
Shelves
Open shelves suit speakers and things you want on show.
Plinths and scribe strips
In older houses, we normally scribe the sides and top. It makes the unit look built in.
Common questions about TV and media units
Is Oakthorpe Park in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. We cover all of Enfield and the rest of London, and Oakthorpe Park is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Palmers Green station?
Yes, homes across Enfield and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can tell us about the room on our contact form with a few details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
Uneven walls are normal in older London homes, and the furniture is made to deal with them. We scribe the edges to follow the wall and set the furniture level on adjustable feet or a plinth.
What affects the price of TV and media units?
Every job is priced for its room: size, internal fittings, the finish and how tricky the walls are all play a part. The written quote follows the design visit.
How is the furniture painted?
You can choose between two finishes: spray painted or hand painted. Spray painting gives a smooth, even finish, and hand painting is easy to touch up.
Do pictures help?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, particularly with rough sizes. To send them, get in touch through our contact form.
How fitting works for TV and media units
You’re welcome to ask questions while we work. Most of the decisions were made during the design visit and set out in your quote, so the day itself is about careful fitting and leaving the room tidy. The time the fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Hallways in period houses are often narrow, and the stairs turn sharply, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route in. Floors and stair carpets are protected on the way in and out.
- To begin, drop us a line using the contact form; a brief note on the TV wall and everything that plugs into it is plenty.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and plan cable routes and ventilation, as set-top boxes, consoles and amplifiers need air.
- A written quote follows for the unit.
- The unit is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with cable openings and vents cut in.
- We fit it in your home and leave the cable routes ready for you to use.
How to prepare
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician beforehand
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Arranging a design visit
To get a quote, use our contact form and tell us which room you have in mind. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and a quote in writing follows.