WARD PROFILE: CHASE 2021

Chase Ward is situated in the north of the Borough, bordered by the M25 and to the north, and the wards of to the west and south, Highlands, Town and Southbury to the south and Turkey Street to the east. It is covered by postal districts EN1 and EN2.

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 Name Party Contact in 2018 election

Dino Lemonides Labour 020 8379 2829 1,729

Vicki Pite Labour 020 8379 2859 1,852 Hass Yusuf Labour 020 8379 8909 1,931

At the 2018 council elections, voter turnout in Chase was 43%.

Chase ward falls in the parliamentary seat of Enfield North.

Demography

Summary Statistics

Measure Chase Enfield Source

Population Estimate (2019) 14,063 333,794 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Children aged 0-15 3,263 76,137 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Working-age people (16-64) 8,714 213,093 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Older people aged 65+ 2,086 44,564 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Children aged 0-15 23.2 22.8 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Working-age (16-64) 62.0 63.8 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Older people aged 65+ 14.8 13.4 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % BAME - 2019 19.0 36.6 Enfield Council Estimates 2019 % BAME - 2011 23.4 39.0 Census 2011 % Not Born in UK - 2011 21.0 35.1 Census 2011 % English is First Language of no one in 7.0 14.1 Census 2011 household - 2011 Ministry for Housing, Communities Area - Square Kilometres 16.9 82.2 and Local Government ONS mid-year estimates 2019 / Population density (people per sq km) 832 4,061 MHCLG

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Population

Based on the ONS Mid-Year Estimate 2019, the total population for the ward is estimated to be 14,063. This is the fourth smallest population of the 21 wards in Enfield.

According to the estimate, the population of Chase has increased by 2.2% since the 2011 Census. This is lower than the average increase in the borough.

The proportions of males and females in Chase Ward are 48.6% and 51.4% respectively. Males

outnumber females in most age groups up to the age of 30 years, after which there are more women.

See chart above right.

Age Profile

The age profile of the ward broadly reflects the borough as a whole, with slightly higher proportions of people in the 45+ age groups.

For more detail, see appendix.

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Ethnicity

The ward contains relatively large numbers in the White British group.

As at the 2011 Census, the percentages of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Group (BAME) was 23.4% and Non-UK Born residents was 21.0%. The percentage of households without English as a first language was 7.0%

Enfield Council’s own 2019 estimates give the ward’s BAME Group to be 19% 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.

Chase Borough

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

White British 9,699 67.4 128463 38.3 White Irish 267 1.9 6427 1.9 Greek 70 0.5 3862 1.2 Greek Cypriot 241 1.7 15612 4.7 Turkish 578 4.0 25413 7.6 Turkish Cypriot 141 1.0 6079 1.8 Kurdish 84 0.6 4152 1.2 White Other 575 4.0 22501 6.7 White & Black Caribbean 155 1.1 4248 1.3 White and Asian 128 0.9 3627 1.1 White and Black African 88 0.6 2303 0.7 Other mixed 207 1.4 6562 2.0 Indian 244 1.7 11066 3.3 Pakistani 43 0.3 2407 0.7 Bangladeshi 68 0.5 5971 1.8 Chinese 38 0.3 2441 0.7 Other Asian 326 2.3 11954 3.6 Somali 84 0.6 9160 2.7 Other Black African 465 3.2 25032 7.5 Black Caribbean 349 2.4 17561 5.2 Other Black 183 1.3 8285 2.5

Other Ethnic Group 360 2.5 12300 3.7

1Please note totals will not sum with ONS population estimates.

Language

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

English 11,469 88.0% Turkish 479 4.0% Polish 127 1.0% Greek 79 1.0% French 61 0.5% * aged 3 and over

Religion

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

Borough average Religion No. % share % Christian 8253 60.0 53.6 Buddhist 68 0.5 0.6 Hindu 200 1.5 3.5 Jewish 90 0.7 1.4 Muslim 1155 8.4 16.7 Sikh 39 0.3 0.3 Other/none/not stated 3957 28.8 23.8

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Socio-economic factors

Socio-economic classification

The 2011 Census results showed that Chase had an above average proportion of people in managerial groups, with about 10% more people than the Borough average.

Low income households

Chase had the 11th highest 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 average.

The proportion of households with an income of less than £15,000 was put at 16.5% compared to a Borough average of 15.4%. This was the 11th highest proportion of the 21 wards.

Provisional statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions indicate that, at 2020, 500 children in the ward (15.3% of the total) were living in families with relative low income, and 390 (12.0%) were in families of Absolute low income2. 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 count3 in Chase was 635, representing 7.3% of the local working-age population. • At February 2021, 23.5% of households (1,378) 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 higher 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, Chase is the 11th most deprived of the 21 wards in the Borough. The same analysis estimates that it is among the 30% 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 statistics4 reveal that, as at 2019, 14% of households in Chase were in fuel poverty. This proportion was lower than the borough average but higher than the average for England.

3 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.

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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 rolling crime rates can be obtained from the crime mapping website.

Health

The most recent estimate of the life expectancy at birth5 for men in the ward is lower than the borough average, but higher than the England average. For women, life expectancy is lower than both borough and national averages.

Considering the age structure of the ward the number of deaths is higher than would be expected. Deaths from circulatory diseases, stroke, and respiratory diseases are higher than both borough and national averages.

Life expectancies and Standardised Mortality Ratios by cause of death are shown in the charts below.

In the 2011 Census the population were asked a question about their general health. The chart shows the response.

For numbers in these categories, see appendix.

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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 are no GP surgeries. The closest one is in the north of Town Ward:

o Carlton House Surgery, 28 Tenniswood Road

There are no dental surgeries within the Ward. The nearest surgeries are found in Town Ward, or in the West of Ward.

o The Dental Surgery, 415 Hertford Road, Enfield EN3 5PT o Enfield Dental Practice, 253 Hertford Road, Enfield EN3 5JL o Leigh Dental Practice, 325 Willow Road, Enfield EN1 3BX

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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 3471 (61.5%) 58.8% Private rented 968 (17.2%) 23.6% Council 888 (15.7%) 11.4% Registered social landlord 313 (5.5%) 6.2%

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

In Chase ward there is a higher percentage of detached and terraced houses and purpose-built flats compared with the Enfield average.

In the year to December 2020 the median property sale price for Chase ward was £440,000, 3.5% higher than the Borough average of £425,000, and having increased by 5% since the previous year.

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Education

There are 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 college in the ward:

St John’s CE Primary School – http://www.stjohnsprimarysch.org.uk/ Primary School, website http://www.fortyhill.com/ Worcesters Primary School, website www.worcesters.enfield.sch.uk Capel Manor Primary School, website http://www.capelmanor.enfield.sch.uk/ St Michaels CE Primary School, website http://www.st-michaels.enfield.sch.uk Lavender Primary School, website: http://www.lavender.enfield.sch.uk

Enfield County (Lower) school - website http://www.enfieldcs.enfield.sch.uk/index.shtml St Ignatius College (secondary school), website http://www.st-ignatius.enfield.sch.uk/

Capel Manor College, website http://www.capel.ac.uk/

There is also one independent school for children aged 4-18 years: St John’s Preparatory and Senior School - http://www.stjohnsseniorschool.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 distribution of academic qualifications by population in the ward.

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 no static libraries in the ward, the nearest borough libraries are:

Bullsmoor Library on Kempe Road Tel No 020 8379 1723

Enfield Highway Library on Hertford Road Tel No 020 8379 1710

There are no leisure centres within the ward boundary, however there are two just outside the ward, to the south east, in neighbouring Southbury Ward:

Queen Elizabeth Stadium Tel No. 020 8363 7398

David Lloyd Leisure, Carterhatch Lane http://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/home/clubs/enfield Tel No: 020 8364 5858

The ward has 11 parks and open spaces; o Whitewebbs Park o Forty Hill Park and Estate o Hillyfields o North Enfield Recreation Ground o The Warren Footpath o Field o The Dell o Whitewebbs Golf Course o Strayfield Sports o Golf o Botany Bay Cricket

Sports clubs within the Ward are:

Botany Bay Cricket Club on The Ridgeway http://www.botanybaycc.co.uk/ Tel No: 020 8363 4482

Crews Hill Golf Club http://www.crewshillgolfclub.com Tel No: 020 8363 6674

North Enfield Cricket Club http://www.northenfieldcc.co.uk/ Tel No: 020 8366 2725

Old Ignatian Football Club http://www.oifc.co.uk/ Tel No: 020 8351 6061 Enfield Invicta Cricket Club Tel No: 01992 718793

There are allotments at Cooks Hole Allotments EN2 0UD, Lavender Gardens Allotments EN2 0TP, Clay Hill Allotments EN2 9AF, Gough Park Allotments EN2 9EJ. For further information contact the council on 020 8379 1000 or visit the Enfield Council website.

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There are 6 places of worship within the boundaries of the ward:

o Jesus Church Tel No: 020 8363 1935 o St Luke the Evangelist Tel No: 020 8363 6055 o Brigadier Free Church Tel No: 020 8482 4357 o Lancaster Road United Reformed Church Tel No: 020 8364 5672 o Community of Christ Church Tel No: 020 8363 1782 o St John The Baptist Church

Some locally based community organisations are given below.

• Radiomarathon, EN1 4NW - Radiomarathon aims to support people with special needs and their families and carers, and to highlight the issues they face, increasing insight and awareness. Locally, Radiomarathon UK aims to establish, develop and maintain a sustainable and inclusive Centre for people with special needs, to enable its service-users to enjoy a wide range of activities that meet identified needs and are outcomes orientated, within a safe and stimulating environment. Telephone 01992 713297

• The Lancaster Centre, 53 Lancaster Road, Enfield, EN2 0BU – houses the following organisations:

o The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre, EN2 0BU - provides information and support to people living with cancer, as well as to their carers, their families and their friends. Telephone: 020 8366 4333

o Enfield Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Network The Enfield lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) network is a consortium of voluntary and statutory sector organisations and individuals living, working or studying in the borough. Its aim is to improve the quality of life for, and services to, the LGBT community in Enfield.

For more information about times and locations, call 020 8366 6665, or visit the website.

o EMU (Enfield Mental Health Users Group) – EMU is an independent user group that seeks to put forward users’ views on mental health issues. Telephone 020 8366 6560

o Community Vineyard Tel: 020 8366 7511

o Enfield Health and Social Care Partnership - A consortium of organisations providing a single point of access to enable residents to tap into available health and social care advocacy, wellbeing advice and support enabling them to exercise rights personal choice and control for individual care. For further information contact: [email protected]

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.

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Appendix A – Data tables Borough relative % No % average no. diff / % TOTAL:- POPULATION – 2019 14063 15895 -12 HOUSEHOLDS – 2011 5640 5710 -1 Owner Occupied 3471 61.5 58.8 5 Council 888 15.7 11.4 38 Registered Social Landlord 313 5.5 6.2 -10 Private Renting 968 17.2 23.6 -27 AGE STRUCTURE – 2019 0-4 1072 7.6 7.2 7 5-14 2033 14.5 14.4 0 15-24 1460 10.4 11.5 -10 25-44 3819 27.2 29.2 -7 45-64 3593 25.5 24.4 5 65-74 1109 7.9 7.0 13 75+ 977 6.9 6.4 9 ETHNIC MIX – 2019 (Enfield Council Estimates) White British 9699 67.4 38.3 76 White Irish 267 1.9 1.9 -3 Greek 70 0.5 1.2 -58 Greek Cypriot 241 1.7 4.7 -64 Turkish 578 4.0 7.6 -47 Turkish Cypriot 141 1.0 1.8 -46 Kurdish 84 0.6 1.2 -53 White Other 575 4.0 6.7 -40 White & Black Caribbean 155 1.1 1.3 -15 White and Asian 128 0.9 1.1 -17 White and Black African 88 0.6 0.7 -11 Other mixed 207 1.4 2.0 -27 Indian 244 1.7 3.3 -49 Pakistani 43 0.3 0.7 -58 Bangladeshi 68 0.5 1.8 -74 Chinese 38 0.3 0.7 -64 Other Asian 326 2.3 3.6 -36 Somali 84 0.6 2.7 -79 Black African 465 3.2 7.5 -57 Black Caribbean 349 2.4 5.2 -54 Other Black 183 1.3 2.5 -48 Other Ethnic Group 360 2.5 3.7 -32 RELIGION – 2011 Christian 8253 60.0 53.6 12 Buddhist 68 0.5 0.6 -15 Hindu 200 1.5 3.5 -58 Jewish 90 0.7 1.4 -54 Muslim 1155 8.4 16.7 -50 Sikh 39 0.3 0.3 -18 Other / not stated / none 3957 28.8 23.9 20

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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 6815 76.7 73.4 4 Unemployed — Claimant Count June 2021 635 7.3 8.8 -17 INCOME - 2021 Households with less than £15,000 (gross) a year 963 16.5 15.4 7 Households claiming Universal Credit (Feb 2021) 1378 23.5 30.7 -23 QUALIFICATIONS – 2011 No qualifications 2402 22.4 23.0 -2 Level 1 only 1522 14.2 12.9 10 Level 2 1586 14.8 13.8 7 Level 3 1190 11.1 10.5 6 Level 4 and above 3005 28.1 28.7 -2 HOUSING TYPE – 2011 Detached 527 9.2 7.0 32 Semi-detached 1139 19.8 23.5 -16 Terraced 1918 33.4 31.1 7 Flat - purpose built 1858 32.3 30.1 7 Flat - in a shared house 200 3.5 6.8 -48 Other 102 1.8 1.5 15 CARS IN HOUSEHOLDS – 2011 - nos. of households with: 0 cars 1582 28.0 32.5 -14 1 car 2463 43.7 43.3 1 2+ cars 1595 28.3 24.3 16 HOUSEHOLD TYPES – 2011 One person 1703 30.2 27.8 9 All occupants aged 65 plus 304 5.4 5.5 -2 Married couple or civil partnership, no children 497 8.8 7.9 11 Married couple or civil partnership, with dependent children 1000 17.7 17.4 2 Married couple or civil partnership, all children non dependent 308 5.5 6.8 -20 Cohabiting couple, no children 257 4.6 3.4 32 Cohabiting couple, with dependent children 196 3.5 3.0 17 Cohabiting couple, all children non dependent 32 0.6 0.4 33 Lone parent 903 16.0 16.7 -4 Other 440 7.8 11.0 -29 PERSONS WITH LONG TERM HEALTH PROBLEM / DISABILITY– 2011 Limiting a lot 1101 8.0 7.3 10 Limiting a little 1080 7.8 8.1 -3 GENERAL HEALTH – 2011 Very good 6581 47.8 46.8 2 Good 4692 34.1 35.0 -3 Fair 1696 12.3 12.7 -3 Bad 606 4.4 4.1 7 Very bad 187 1.4 1.3 2 LIFE EXPECTANCY (years) - 2015-2019: Males 80.4 80.6 0 Females 81.9 84.6 -3 Standardised Mortality Ratio - 2015-2019 108.0 89.9 20 COMMUNITY SAFETY - 2020 Crime rate (per 1,000 residents) 76.3 85.2 -10 Anti-social behaviour rate 57.2 50.8 12

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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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