Southgate was originally the South Gate of Enfield Chase, the King's hunting grounds.

[2] Southgate was predominantly developed in the 1930s: largish semi-detached houses were built on the hilly former estates (Walker, Osidge, Monkfrith, etc.)

In 1933, the North Circular Road was completed through Edmonton and Southgate, and also in 1933, the London Underground Piccadilly line was extended from Arnos Grove (where it had reached the previous year), through Southgate tube station, on to Enfield West (now known as Oakwood).

In 1894 an urban district of Middlesex, called Southgate, was created by the Local Government Act 1894.

The borough, which had its headquarters at Southgate Town Hall, was abolished in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963.

Within the area is the art deco Grade II* Southgate tube station designed by Charles Holden.

The area has several large green parks such as Grovelands Park which covers ninety-two acres and contains the seven-acre former boating lake and adjoining woodland of the adjacent Grade I listed Grovelands House (formerly 'Southgate Grove').

The Middlesex Lodges that joined had been meeting in pubs and similar venues and welcomed the opportunity to have their own Centre.

It was founded in 2021 as a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing prayer facilities to the local Muslim community.

[33] It was rebuilt in 1932, and substantially renovated in 2008, changing its name to The Sun and later The Maze Inn but was subsequently closed in 2016 and demolished in 2019.

Other notable local pubs are Ye Olde Cherry Tree which overlooks Southgate Green, and The Woodman on Bourne Hill.