The Enfield Poltergeist House, located at 284 Green Street in Enfield, North London, gained notoriety in the late 1970s for its alleged paranormal activity. Built in the 1930s as a council house, it became the center of one of Britain’s most famous poltergeist cases.

In August 1977, single mother Peggy Hodgson and her four children reported strange occurrences in their home. These included unexplained noises, furniture moving on its own, and objects being thrown across rooms. The family claimed to witness levitation of objects and people, particularly involving 11-year-old Janet Hodgson.

The case attracted significant media attention and drew in paranormal investigators, including Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair from the Society for Psychical Research. They documented numerous incidents over an 18-month period, including alleged demonic voices coming from Janet, which were captured on audio recordings.

One of the most famous incidents involved a police officer who signed an affidavit claiming to have seen a chair move on its own. The case also produced controversial photographs purportedly showing Janet levitating, though their authenticity has been debated.

The events at the Enfield house have been the subject of books, documentaries, and films, including “The Conjuring 2.” While skeptics have suggested the incidents were hoaxes perpetrated by the children, believers maintain that genuine paranormal activity occurred.

The Hodgson family continued to live in the house until 2003, with occasional reports of unusual occurrences persisting throughout their residency. The case remains one of the most well-known and extensively documented poltergeist incidents in British history.