WARD PROFILE: UPPER EDMONTON 2021

Upper Edmonton Ward is situated in the south-east of the Borough, bordered by Haselbury and Edmonton Green wards to the north, Bowes Ward to the west and by the Boroughs of Haringey and Waltham Forest to the south and east. It is covered by postal district N18.

Ward Profile

This Profile is intended to provide a guide to the demography, social and economic data and Council facilities in the ward.

It has been collated using the most up to date local-level data relating to 2020/21 as far as possible. A variety of statistical sources, both national and local, have been used in its compilation.

Appendix A has a table of key statistics for at a glance comparison with Borough averages.

Political Makeup

The ward is represented by the following Councillors:

Votes received in Name Party Contact 2018 election

Huseyin Isik Akpinar Labour 020 8379 2129 2,672

Kate Anolue Labour 020 8379 2561 2,669

Mahtab Uddin Labour 020 8379 3837 2,270

At the 2018 council elections, voter turnout in Upper Edmonton was 32.4%.

Upper Edmonton ward falls in the parliamentary seat of Edmonton.

Demography

Summary Statistics

Upper Measure Enfield Source Edmonton Population Estimate (2019) 20,074 333,794 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Children aged 0-15 5,172 76,137 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Working-age people (16-64) 13,039 213,093 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Older people aged 65+ 1,863 44,564 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Children aged 0-15 25.8 22.8 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Working-age (16-64) 65.0 63.8 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Older people aged 65+ 9.3 13.4 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % BAME - 2019 55.8 36.6 Enfield Council Estimates 2019 % BAME - 2011 57.9 39.0 Census 2011 % Not Born in UK - 2011 48.4 35.1 Census 2011 % English is First Language of no one in 22.7 14.1 Census 2011 household - 2011 Ministry for Housing, Communities Area - Square Kilometres 2.7 82.2 and Local Government ONS mid-year estimates 2019 / Population density (people per sq km) 7,435 4,061 MHCLG

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Population

According to the ONS mid-year estimate 2019, the total population is estimated to be 20,074. This is the largest population of the 21 wards in Enfield.

The population of Upper Edmonton Ward has increased by 15.5% since the 2011 Census, according to the latest estimate, which is higher than the average Enfield increase.

The percentages of male and female residents in Upper Edmonton ward are 48.9% and 51.1%

respectively. The distribution of males and females by age band is shown in the chart above right.

Age Profile

The ward contains a higher proportion of younger residents (children and adults under 44 years) than the Enfield average, and relatively low numbers of older people.

For more information, see appendix.

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Ethnicity

The ward contains relatively large numbers in the Turkish, Other Black African, Black Caribbean and Other Ethnic groups.

As at the 2011 Census, the percentages of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Group (BAME) was 57.9% and Non-UK Born residents was 48.4%. The percentage of households without English as a first language was 22.7%

Enfield Council’s own 2019 estimates give the ward’s BAME Group to be 55.8% of the total population.

Ethnicity estimates are produced in-house, using data from the 2001 and 2011 Censuses and the School Census conducted by the local education authority (LEA). The School Census results indicate the changing nature of the population and Enfield pupils recorded themselves under 95 different ethnic codes. Ward ethnicity populations have been consolidated and estimated for the 22 groups that make up the Council’s standard ethnic group classification (see table below)1.

Upper Edmonton Borough

Ethnicity (2019) Estimated Estimated % % No. No.

White British 2,969 15.1 128463 38.3 White Irish 199 1.0 6427 1.9 Greek 157 0.8 3862 1.2 Greek Cypriot 553 2.8 15612 4.7 Turkish 2,504 12.7 25413 7.6 Turkish Cypriot 421 2.1 6079 1.8 Kurdish 435 2.2 4152 1.2 White Other 1,444 7.3 22501 6.7 White & Black Caribbean 302 1.5 4248 1.3 White and Asian 167 0.9 3627 1.1 White and Black African 158 0.8 2303 0.7 Other mixed 446 2.3 6562 2.0 Indian 651 3.3 11066 3.3 Pakistani 142 0.7 2407 0.7 Bangladeshi 374 1.9 5971 1.8 Chinese 126 0.6 2441 0.7 Other Asian 1,110 5.6 11954 3.6 Somali 1,038 5.3 9160 2.7 Other Black African 2,391 12.2 25032 7.5 Black Caribbean 1,867 9.5 17561 5.2 Other Black 860 4.4 8285 2.5 Other Ethnic Group 1,338 6.8 12300 3.7

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Language

The main languages of residents* given by 2011 Census estimates are:

English 10,652 65% Turkish 1,715 10% Polish 445 3% Somali 309 2% Greek 254 2% * aged 3 and over

The ward had the highest number of Portuguese and Romanian speakers in Enfield and the 2nd highest number of Turkish speakers.

Religion

Regarding Religion, the best guide is the 2011 Census. This showed the religious makeup of the ward as:

Borough Religion No. % share average % Christian 8682 50.0 53.6 Buddhist 111 0.6 0.6 Hindu 736 4.2 3.5 Jewish 29 0.2 1.4 Muslim 4579 26.4 16.7 Sikh 54 0.3 0.3 Other/none/not stated 3183 18.4 23.8

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Socio-economic factors

Socio-economic classification

The 2011 Census results showed that Upper Edmonton had an above average proportion of people in routine occupations with about 23% more people than would be expected from the Borough average.

Upper Edmonton residents are also underrepresented in managerial occupations.

Low Income households

Upper Edmonton had the 3rd lowest average (median) household income of the 21 wards in Enfield as estimated by CACI in 2021. Average household income in the ward is below the median level for the borough as a whole and lower than the London average.

The proportion of households with an income of less than £15,000 was put at 21.1% compared to a Borough average of 15.4%. This was the 3rd highest proportion of the 21 wards and higher than the London average.

Provisional statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions indicate that, at 2020, 1,267 children in the ward (24.5% of the total) were living in families with relative low income, and 1,003 (19.4%) were in families of Absolute low income . The proportions of children in poverty compared with local, regional and national averages are shown in the chart below.

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Benefit Claims

• As at June 2021, the claimant count2 in Upper Edmonton was 1,500, representing 11.5% of the local working-age population. • At February 2021, 42.5% of households in the ward (3,092) were claiming Universal Credit – this includes working households.

Economically active people

The estimated proportion of people in work or looking for work (the economically active) was lower than the borough average in 2011. For number and rates see appendix.

Deprivation score

The Indices of Deprivation 2019 – produced for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government– can be used to calculate the likely deprivation ranking of the ward. Analysis carried out by the Local Government Association indicates that, within Enfield, Upper Edmonton is the second most deprived of the 21 wards in the Borough. The same analysis estimates that it is among the 10% most deprived wards in .

The map illustrates deprivation levels for wards in Enfield, when compared with the rest of the 7,180 wards in England for which data were available.

Fuel Poverty

Ward-level analysis of government statistics3 reveal that, as at 2019, 23% of households in the ward were in fuel poverty. This proportion was higher than both the borough and England averages.

2 The ‘narrow’ measure of unemployment: the number of people receiving either Job Seekers’ Allowance, or unemployed claimants of Universal Credit who are required to seek work.

3 Published by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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Crime

Appendix A has two crime related indicators by which the ward is compared to the Borough average:-

• Crime rate • Anti-social behaviour rate

The latest crime rates and trends can be obtained from the crime mapping website.

Health

The most recent estimates of the life expectancies4 for men and women in the ward are both lower than the respective Enfield and England averages.

Considering the age structure of the ward the number of deaths is much higher than would be expected. Mortality rates from cancer, circulatory disease, coronary heart disease, and strokes are well above the Enfield and national averages.

General Health

In the 2011 Census the population were asked a question about their general health.

The graph (right) shows the response.

For the numbers of people in these categories see appendix.

4 Public Health England: Life Expectancy at birth 2015-2019

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Obesity

The chart below shows the percentage of Reception and Year 6 children and adults in the ward who are overweight or obese, compared with the borough and national averages.

The latest health information about the ward can be obtained from the Local Health website by choosing Find My Area and entering the ward name.

Within the ward there is one GP surgery currently listed by NHS Choices:

o Angel Surgery – Silverpoint Medical Centre, 88-90 Fore Street, Edmonton N18 2FF and three dental surgeries (including one hospital-based clinic)

o Sterling Way Dental Surgery – 40 Sterling Way, N18 2XZ o The Angel Dental Practice – 91 Fore Street, Edmonton N18 2TW o Dental Access Centre – North Hospital, Sterling Way, Edmonton N18 1QX

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Housing

The 2011 (Census) profile of the households in the ward by housing tenure (sector) is:

Tenure No. (% share) Borough average % Owner occupied 2760 (44.4%) 58.8% Private rented 1607 (25.8%) 23.6% Council 1253 (20.1%) 11.4% Registered social landlord 602 (9.7%) 6.2%

The 2011 Census data provides a view of the accommodation type by ward compared with the rest of the borough.

In Upper Edmonton ward there is a higher percentage of terraced houses compared with the Enfield average. There is also a preponderance of purpose-built flats. For numbers in these categories, see the Appendix.

In the year to December 2020 the median property sale price for Upper Edmonton ward was £366,000, 14% lower than the Borough median of £425,000, although it had risen by 2% since the previous year.

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Education

There are five primary schools in the ward:

Oakthorpe Primary – www.oakthorpe.enfield.sch.uk Raynham Primary School – http://www.raynhamprimaryschool.co.uk/ St John & St James C.E. Primary School - www.stjohnandjames.enfield.sch.uk/ Wilbury Primary School - www.wilbury.enfield.sch.uk/ Meridian Angel Primary School (free school) - http://www.meridianangel.org.uk/

School performance The Department for Education publishes school performance data on their searchable webpages.

Qualifications in adults Taken from the 2011 Census data the graph below shows the percentage of adults in the ward with no qualifications, and lower and higher level qualifications.

Qualifications: The term ‘no qualifications’ describes people without any academic, vocational or professional qualifications. The term ‘lower level’ qualifications is used to describe qualifications equivalent to levels 1 to 3 of the National Key Learning Targets (i.e. GSCE’s O levels, A levels, NVQ levels 1-3). The term ’Higher level’ refers to qualifications of levels 4 and above (i.e. first degrees, higher degrees, NVQ levels 4 and 5, HND, HNC and certain professional qualifications).

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Culture and Leisure

There are two static libraries in the ward:

Angel Raynham Library, Raynham Avenue Tel No 020 8807 4726

Fore Street Library Tel No 020 8379 1717

The ward has no leisure centres within its boundaries, with the nearest facilities located in the neighbouring ward of Edmonton Green:

Edmonton Leisure Centre on The Broadway, Edmonton Tel No: 020 8375 3750

The ward has 5 parks and open spaces;

o Wilbury Way Open Space o Weir Hall Recreation Ground o St James’s Open Space o Florence Hayes Recreation Ground o Ladysmith Road Open Space

There are also the following sports and social clubs in the ward:

Titan Fighter Mixed Martial Arts Academy, Argon Road, London N18 3BW http://www.titanfighter.com/

There are allotments at Weir Hall Allotments on Great Cambridge Road, N18 1AT. For further information contact Enfield Council on 020 8379 1000 or visit the Enfield Council website

There are 4 places of worship within the boundaries of the ward:

o St Johns Church o Edmonton spiritual Church Tel No 020 8807 2331 o Edmonton Islamic Centre o Edmonton Temple Tel No 020 8365 1788

Voluntary and Community Sector

Some locally based community organisations are given below.

• Edmonton Sea Cadet Corps C/O London Waste Ltd Advent Way Edmonton N18 3AG Telephone 0208 807 9129 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.sea-cadets.org/edmonton/home.aspx

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• Edmonton Islamic Centre 20-34 Raynham Road, London N18 2SJ Tel: 020 8807 5151 Website: http://eicalmasjid.co.uk/

Additional Sources of information

For local information visit the Enfield Council website homepage: http://www.enfield.gov.uk/. Creating an Enfield Connected account will enable you to find out about local events and services.

A collation of various data including latest best estimates is at Appendix A.

For statistics, search on the London Datastore or select profiles or data on NOMIS.

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Appendix A – Data tables Borough relative % No % average no. diff. / % TOTAL:- POPULATION – 2019 20074 15895 26 HOUSEHOLDS – 2011 6222 5710 9 Owner Occupied 2760 44.4 58.8 -25 Council 1253 20.1 11.4 77 Registered Social Landlord 602 9.7 6.2 56 Private Renting 1607 25.8 23.6 9 AGE STRUCTURE – 2019 0-4 1532 7.6 7.2 7 5-14 3320 16.5 14.4 15 15-24 2592 12.9 11.5 12 25-44 6189 30.8 29.2 5 45-64 4578 22.8 24.4 -6 65-74 1023 5.1 7.0 -27 75+ 840 4.2 6.4 -34 ETHNIC MIX – 2019 (Enfield Council Estimates) White British 2969 15.1 38.3 -61 White Irish 199 1.0 1.9 -47 Greek 157 0.8 1.2 -31 Greek Cypriot 553 2.8 4.7 -40 Turkish 2504 12.7 7.6 68 Turkish Cypriot 421 2.1 1.8 18 Kurdish 435 2.2 1.2 79 White Other 1444 7.3 6.7 10 White & Black Caribbean 302 1.5 1.3 21 White and Asian 167 0.9 1.1 -21 White and Black African 158 0.8 0.7 17 Other mixed 446 2.3 2.0 16 Indian 651 3.3 3.3 0 Pakistani 142 0.7 0.7 1 Bangladeshi 374 1.9 1.8 7 Chinese 126 0.6 0.7 -12 Other Asian 1110 5.6 3.6 59 Somali 1038 5.3 2.7 93 Black African 2391 12.2 7.5 63 Black Caribbean 1867 9.5 5.2 81 Other Black 860 4.4 2.5 77 Other Ethnic Group 1338 6.8 3.7 86 RELIGION – 2011 Christian 8682 50.0 53.6 -7 Buddhist 111 0.6 0.6 9 Hindu 736 4.2 3.5 21 Jewish 29 0.2 1.4 -88 Muslim 4579 26.4 16.7 58 Sikh 54 0.3 0.3 -10 Other / not stated / none 3183 18.3 23.9 -23

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Appendix A – Data tables Borough relative % No % average no. diff. / % ECONOMIC ACTIVITY in the 16-64 age group All economically active, 2011 7686 68.1 73.4 -7 Unemployed — Claimant Count June 2021 1500 11.5 8.8 31 INCOME - 2021 Households with less than £15,000 (gross) a year 1536 21.1 15.4 37 Households claiming Universal Credit (Feb 2021) 3092 42.5 30.7 38 QUALIFICATIONS – 2011 No qualifications 3651 28.3 23.0 23 Level 1 only 1761 13.7 12.9 6 Level 2 1720 13.3 13.8 -3 Level 3 1174 9.1 10.5 -13 Level 4 and above 2772 21.5 28.7 -25 HOUSING TYPE – 2011 Detached 371 5.9 7.0 -16 Semi-detached 1021 16.2 23.5 -31 Terraced 2547 40.3 31.1 30 Flat - purpose built 2050 32.4 30.1 8 Flat - in a shared house 255 4.0 6.8 -40 Other 74 1.2 1.5 -24 CARS IN HOUSEHOLDS – 2011 - nos. of households with: 0 cars 2709 43.5 32.5 34 1 car 2540 40.8 43.3 -6 2+ cars 973 15.6 24.3 -36 HOUSEHOLD TYPES – 2011 One person 1568 25.2 27.8 -9 All occupants aged 65 plus 204 3.3 5.5 -40 Married couple or civil partnership, no children 400 6.4 7.9 -19 Married couple or civil partnership, with dependent children 1052 16.9 17.4 -3 Married couple or civil partnership, all children non dependent 381 6.1 6.8 -10 Cohabiting couple, no children 107 1.7 3.4 -50 Cohabiting couple, with dependent children 157 2.5 3.0 -15 Cohabiting couple, all children non dependent 21 0.3 0.4 -21 Lone parent 1456 23.4 16.7 40 Other 876 14.1 11.0 28 PERSONS WITH LONG TERM HEALTH PROBLEM / DISABILITY – 2011 Limiting a lot 1288 7.4 7.3 2 Limiting a little 1340 7.7 8.1 -5 GENERAL HEALTH – 2011 Very good 7732 44.5 46.8 -5 Good 6186 35.6 35.0 2 Fair 2336 13.4 12.7 6 Bad 799 4.6 4.1 12 Very bad 321 1.8 1.3 38 LIFE EXPECTANCY (years) - 2015-2019: Males 76.2 80.6 -5 Females 80.9 84.6 -4 Standardised Mortality Ratio - 2015-2019 132.8 89.9 48 COMMUNITY SAFETY - 2020 Crime rate (per 1,000 residents) 149.6 85.2 76 Anti-social behaviour rate 68.9 50.8 36

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Sources and related notes

Various measures – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright, Office for National Statistics. NB. 2021 Census data is not due to be available until 2022/2023. Population – ONS mid-year population estimate 2019 Households – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright Age structure – ONS mid-year population estimate 2019 Religion – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright Ethnic mix – Council estimates for 2019; note there are difficulties in estimating ethnic group sizes at ward level and the figures given here must be treated with caution and used as a guide to the possible mix in the ward Economic Activity – all economically active 16-64 year olds = working plus unemployed – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright, the activity rate (%) is the % of the population aged 16-64 Unemployment — the official DWP ‘claimant count’, June 2021 Income – Low income households – CACI Paycheck; 2021; © CACI Deprivation – Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government. Ward-level analysis by Local Government Association Children in low-income households – Department for Work and Pensions (2020) Fuel Poverty – Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2019) Qualifications – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright; note that this table excludes apprenticeships and ‘other’ qualifications Housing type – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright Cars – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright Household types – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright Persons with a long-term health problem/disability – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright General health – 2011 Census; © Crown Copyright Life expectancy – Public Health England, based on 2015-2019 data Crime rate – uses crime counts from the Metropolitan Police for 2020

The relative % diff[erence] is the area % divided by the Borough % (expressed as a % above or below the Borough average)

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