The Enfield Poltergeist: Echoes in Green Street

In this episode of Beyond Haunted UK, Jamie reflects on the events known as the Enfield Poltergeist, which centred on a council house at 284 Green Street in Enfield, North London, in 1977.This episode explores the reported phenomena experienced by the Hodgson family, the involvement of investigators from the Society for Psychical Research, and the intense media attention that followed. Rather than presenting definitive claims, this episode centres the human experience of living under prolonged scrutiny - the fear, stress, and disruption of ordinary family life when private spaces become public spectacle.Through a grounded and reflective lens, we consider where belief, performance, and perception intersect, how suggestion and expectation can shape experience, and how prolonged attention can alter behaviour and memory. This episode also reflects on why cases like Enfield remain culturally powerful — not because of simple answers, but because of the unresolved tension between testimony, investigation, and scepticism.Topics include:Enfield Poltergeist, British paranormal history, poltergeist phenomena, media influence, belief and scepticism, family life under scrutiny, Society for Psychical Research, 1970s Britain.Listener discretion advised.