Cockfosters: Location and Local Orientation
Cockfosters Underground station is recorded by TfL at Cockfosters Station, Cockfosters Rd, Barnet, Herts, EN4 0DZ. Use Cockfosters Rd and postcode EN4 0DZ to anchor your taxi or cab enquiry rather than a broad neighbourhood name. Its Underground fare-zone reference is 5; a Tube fare zone does not set the price of a taxi or minicab.
The closest other Underground station positions in this directory are Oakwood (1.25 km), Southgate (2.59 km), and High Barnet (3.12 km). Those figures are straight-line distances calculated from TfL coordinates, not walking routes, station interchanges or journey-time estimates.
The published station postcode falls in the Enfield local-authority area (Cockfosters ward). These postcode boundaries are administrative references; use your actual street destination when arranging a minicab.
Named Places Around Cockfosters
Named green-space landmarks around Cockfosters include Trent Park (public park or garden, approximately 0.05 km to the mapped boundary); Trent Park Cemetery (cemetery, approximately 0.06 km to the mapped boundary); Cockfosters Sports Ground (other sports facility, approximately 0.09 km to the mapped boundary). These are straight-line distances derived from the TfL station position and Ordnance Survey’s April 2026 mapped site polygons. A boundary can be much closer than a usable entrance: these figures do not describe walking routes, road access or a place for a driver to wait.
If your journey ends at Trent Park, give its own entrance or street address when booking. A taxi booking for the Underground station identifies a different destination from the surrounding park, grounds or sports site. Confirm visitor arrangements with the site before travelling. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Cockfosters Station and Its Architectural Identity
Historic England records Cockfosters as a Grade II station on Cockfosters Road, dating from 1933 and designed by Charles Holden. The listed building gives this destination an identifiable architectural context within the Underground network. For a cab collection, identify the station itself and the street entrance you use; the heritage designation does not establish current step-free access or a place for a vehicle to wait.
Tube Connections at Cockfosters
Cockfosters is served by Piccadilly line. The line name gives your operator a useful cross-check alongside the station address. Piccadilly: Oakwood are the neighbouring named stops shown around Cockfosters in TfL’s route sequences.
Check current branches, stopping patterns and planned work with TfL before choosing an onward Tube connection or cab.
Luggage, Access and Your Minicab Meeting Point
The station’s captured TfL facilities reference includes toilets listed and a waiting room listed. Check current access with TfL if stairs or the final walk affect your journey: these are dated facilities references, and a facility listing alone does not establish a complete step-free route.
For a minicab at Cockfosters, give your actual entrance or nearby address, arrival line and luggage count. Agree a permitted road meeting place; the station address and photograph are location references, not waiting instructions.
Airport Taxi Planning from Cockfosters
Cockfosters is on the Piccadilly network, whose TfL route map includes Heathrow branches as well as other destinations. That makes terminal and branch selection important if you compare Tube travel with an airport taxi. For a cab request instead, provide the exact airport, terminal, flight details and whether this is a collection or departure journey; do not infer a car fare from a Tube route.