WARD PROFILE: SOUTHGATE GREEN 2021

Southgate Green ward is situated in the south-west of the Borough, bordered to the north by Southgate ward, to the east by and wards, to the south by Bowes ward, and to the west by the Borough of Barnet. It is covered by postal districts N11, N13 and N14.

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 Name Party Contact received in 2018 election

Daniel Anderson Independent - Community First Group 020 8379 2842 2,118

Anne Margaret Brown Independent - Community First Group 020 8379 4940 1,977

Claire Stewart Labour 020 8379 2852 2,018

At the 2018 council elections, voter turnout in Southgate Green was 47.3%.

Southgate Green ward falls in the parliamentary seat of Enfield Southgate.

Demography

Summary Statistics

Southgate Measure Enfield Source Green Population Estimate (2019) 14,358 333,794 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Children aged 0-15 2,599 76,137 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Working-age people (16-64) 9,358 213,093 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Older people aged 65+ 2,401 44,564 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Children aged 0-15 18.1 22.8 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Working-age (16-64) 65.2 63.8 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Older people aged 65+ 16.7 13.4 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % BAME - 2019 32.4 36.6 Enfield Council Estimates 2019 % BAME - 2011 33.1 39.0 Census 2011 % Not Born in UK - 2011 36.2 35.1 Census 2011 % English is First Language of no one in 14.0 14.1 Census 2011 household - 2011 Ministry for Housing, Communities Area - Square Kilometres 2.6 82.2 and Local Government ONS mid-year estimates 2019 / Population density (people per sq km) 5,522 4,061 MHCLG

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Population

According to the ONS mid-year estimate 2019, the total population is estimated to be 14,358. This was the fifth smallest population of the 21 wards in Enfield.

The population of Southgate Green Ward has increased by 4.1% since the 2011 Census, according to the latest estimate, which is lower than the average increase across Enfield.

The percentages of male and female residents in Southgate Green ward are 50.2% and 49.8% respectively, making it one of only three wards which is estimated to contain more men than women. The distribution of males and females by age is shown in the chart above right.

Age Profile

There are relatively few children and young adults, and a higher proportion of residents aged 65 and over than the borough average.

For more information, see the appendix.

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Ethnicity

The ward contains relatively large numbers in the White British, White Irish, Greek, Greek Cypriot and Indian groups.

As at the 2011 Census, the percentages of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Group (BAME) was 33.1% and Non-UK Born residents was 36.2%. The percentage of households without English as a first language was 14%

Enfield Council’s own 2019 estimates give the ward’s BAME Group to be 32.4% 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.

Southgate Green Borough

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

White British 5,980 39.9 128463 38.3 White Irish 421 2.8 6427 1.9 Greek 285 1.9 3862 1.2 Greek Cypriot 1,114 7.4 15612 4.7 Turkish 498 3.3 25413 7.6 Turkish Cypriot 188 1.3 6079 1.8 Kurdish 90 0.6 4152 1.2 White Other 1,538 10.3 22501 6.7 White & Black Caribbean 137 0.9 4248 1.3 White and Asian 235 1.6 3627 1.1 White and Black African 118 0.8 2303 0.7 Other mixed 301 2.0 6562 2.0 Indian 1,084 7.2 11066 3.3 Pakistani 159 1.1 2407 0.7 Bangladeshi 235 1.6 5971 1.8 Chinese 217 1.4 2441 0.7 Other Asian 535 3.6 11954 3.6 Somali 104 0.7 9160 2.7 Other Black African 528 3.5 25032 7.5 Black Caribbean 362 2.4 17561 5.2 Other Black 219 1.5 8285 2.5 Other Ethnic Group 624 4.2 12300 3.7

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Language

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

English 10,392 78% Polish 342 3% Turkish 336 3% Greek 325 2% Gujarati 318 2% * aged 3 and over

The ward had the highest number of Italian and the 2nd highest number of Gujarati speakers in Enfield.

Religion

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

Religion No. % share Borough average Christian 7185 52.1 53.6 Buddhist 131 1.0 0.6 Hindu 729 5.3 3.5 Jewish 496 3.6 1.4 Muslim 1430 10.4 16.7 Sikh 80 0.6 0.3 Other/none/not stated 3736 27.1 23.8

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Socio-economic factors

Socio-economic classification The 2011 Census results showed that Southgate Green had an above average proportion of people in managerial groups with about 35% more people than would be expected from the Borough average.

Low income households

Southgate Green had the 4th highest average (median) household income of the 21 wards in Enfield, as estimated by CACI in 2021. Average household income in the ward is above the median level for the borough as a whole and also higher than the London average.

The proportion of households with an income of less than £15,000 was put at 10% compared to a Borough average of 15.4%. This was the fifth lowest proportion of the 21 wards and was lower than the London average.

Provisional statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions indicate that, at 2020, 425 children in the ward (16.4% of the total) were living in families with relative low income, and 341 (13.1%) 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 Southgate Green was 720, representing 7.8% of the local working-age population. • 23.2% of households in the ward (1,262) 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, Southgate Green is the 15th most deprived (or the seventh least deprived) of the 21 wards in the Borough. However, the same analysis estimates that it is among the 50% 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, 12.7% of households in the ward were in fuel poverty. This proportion was lower than 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 three 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 show that for both men and women, they are higher than the Enfield and England averages.

Considering the age structure of the ward the number of deaths is lower than would be expected, although death by stroke is marginally higher.

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

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 NHS GP surgery:

o Medical Centre – 269 Bowes Road, N11 1BD and four dental surgeries:

o Mr D.M. Lipsitz & Associates – 3 Chiltern Court, 359 Bowes Road, N11 1AF o Perfect Teeth – 324 Bowes Road, , N11 1AT o N13 Dental Clinic – 138 Bowes Road, Palmers Green, N13 4NP o Park Parade Dental Practice – 86 Alderman’s Hill, Palmers Green, N13 4PP

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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 3372 (65.4%) 58.8% Private rented 1161 (22.5%) 23.6% Council 458 (8.9%) 11.4% Registered social landlord 163 (3.2%) 6.2%

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

In Southgate Green ward there are higher percentages of semi-detached houses compared with the Enfield average.

For the numbers of dwellings in these categories see appendix.

In the year to December 2020, the median property sale price for Southgate Green ward was £705,000, 66% higher than the borough median of £425,000, having increased by 8% since the previous year.

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Education

There are three primary schools in the ward, one secondary school and one independent school (for children aged 14 to 16 years):

Garfield Primary School - www.garfield.enfield.sch.uk Our Lady of Lourdes RC School – www.ololschool.enfield.sch.uk St Monica’s RC Primary School - www.st-monicas.enfield.sch.uk

Broomfield School - http://www.broomfield.enfield.sch.uk/

Focus 1st Academy - http://focus1stacademy.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 % of 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 is one static library in the ward:

Bowes Road Library, Bowes Road, London N11 1BD Tel No 020 8379 1707

The ward has one leisure centre within its boundaries:

Arnos Pool, on Bowes Road Tel No: 020 8361 9336

The ward has 7 parks or open spaces:

o Minchenden Oak Garden o Conway Road Recreation Ground o Arnos Park o Broomfield Park o Grove Road Open Space o High Road Open Space o Millennium Green (Trust Land)

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

Southgate Weld Lawn Tennis Club, The Green Tel No: 020 8886 3632

The Lawn Indoor Bowling Club, Cannon Hill Tel No: 0208 882 3803

Selborne Bowling Club, The Mall Tel No: 020 8360 7788

There are allotments at Raith Avenue Allotments, The Bourne, N14 7AG. For further information contact Enfield Council on 020 8379 1000 or visit the Enfield Council website.

There are 5 places of worship within the boundaries of the ward:

o Nanak Darbar North London Tel No: 020 8368 7104 o St. Paul’s Church, New Southgate Tel No: 020 8361 1946 o Our Lady Of Lourdes Tel No: 020 8368 1638 o Jehovah’s Witness Place of Worship Tel No: 020 8888 8765 o Christ Church Southgate Tel No: 020 8886 0384

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Voluntary and Community Sector

Some locally based community organisations are given below.

• Children's International Voices of Enfield Email: [email protected]

• Eastern European Community Centre 26 Road New Southgate London N11 1AA

• Enfield Muslim Women’s Aid

• Friends of Arnos Park

• New Southgate Millennium Green Trust Information: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfNewSouthgateMillenniumGreen/

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 14358 15895 -10 HOUSEHOLDS – 2011 5154 5710 -10 Owner Occupied 3372 65.4 58.8 11 Council 458 8.9 11.4 -22 Registered Social Landlord 163 3.2 6.2 -49 Private Renting 1161 22.5 23.6 -5 AGE STRUCTURE – 2019 0-4 835 5.8 7.2 -19 5-14 1639 11.4 14.4 -21 15-24 1453 10.1 11.5 -12 25-44 4367 30.4 29.2 4 45-64 3663 25.5 24.4 5 65-74 1248 8.7 7.0 25 75+ 1153 8.0 6.4 26 ETHNIC MIX – 2019 (Enfield Council Estimates) White British 5980 39.9 38.3 4 White Irish 421 2.8 1.9 47 Greek 285 1.9 1.2 66 Greek Cypriot 1114 7.4 4.7 60 Turkish 498 3.3 7.6 -56 Turkish Cypriot 188 1.3 1.8 -31 Kurdish 90 0.6 1.2 -52 White Other 1538 10.3 6.7 53 White & Black Caribbean 137 0.9 1.3 -28 White and Asian 235 1.6 1.1 45 White and Black African 118 0.8 0.7 14 Other mixed 301 2.0 2.0 3 Indian 1084 7.2 3.3 120 Pakistani 159 1.1 0.7 48 Bangladeshi 235 1.6 1.8 -12 Chinese 217 1.4 0.7 99 Other Asian 535 3.6 3.6 0 Somali 104 0.7 2.7 -75 Black African 528 3.5 7.5 -53 Black Caribbean 362 2.4 5.2 -54 Other Black 219 1.5 2.5 -41 Other Ethnic Group 624 4.2 3.7 14 RELIGION – 2011 Christian 7185 52.1 53.6 -3 Buddhist 131 1.0 0.6 63 Hindu 729 5.3 3.5 51 Jewish 496 3.6 1.4 155 Muslim 1430 10.4 16.7 -38 Sikh 80 0.6 0.3 68 Other / not stated / none 3736 27.1 23.9 13

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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 6974 76.0 73.4 3 Unemployed — Claimant Count June 2021 650 6.9 8.8 -22 INCOME - 2021 Households with less than £15,000 (gross) a year 546 10.0 15.4 -35 Households claiming Universal Credit (Feb 2021) 1262 23.2 30.7 -25 QUALIFICATIONS – 2011 No qualifications 1839 16.3 23.0 -29 Level 1 only 1074 9.5 12.9 -26 Level 2 1380 12.2 13.8 -11 Level 3 1195 10.6 10.5 1 Level 4 and above 4521 40.0 28.7 40 HOUSING TYPE – 2011 Detached 274 5.2 7.0 -25 Semi-detached 1995 38.0 23.5 62 Terraced 1057 20.2 31.1 -35 Flat - purpose built 1205 23.0 30.1 -24 Flat - in a shared house 624 11.9 6.8 76 Other 89 1.7 1.5 10 CARS IN HOUSEHOLDS – 2011 - nos. of households with: 0 cars 1349 26.2 32.5 -19 1 car 2252 43.7 43.3 1 2+ cars 1553 30.1 24.3 24 HOUSEHOLD TYPES – 2011 One person 1270 24.6 27.8 -11 All occupants aged 65 plus 371 7.2 5.5 32 Married couple or civil partnership, no children 462 9.0 7.9 13 Married couple or civil partnership, with dependent children 933 18.1 17.4 4 Married couple or civil partnership, all children non dependent 440 8.5 6.8 25 Cohabiting couple, no children 212 4.1 3.4 20 Cohabiting couple, with dependent children 119 2.3 3.0 -22 Cohabiting couple, all children non dependent 20 0.4 0.4 -9 Lone parent 614 11.9 16.7 -28 Other 713 13.8 11.0 25 PERSONS WITH LONG TERM HEALTH PROBLEM / DISABILITY – 2011 Limiting a lot 972 7.1 7.3 -3 Limiting a little 1112 8.1 8.1 0 GENERAL HEALTH – 2011 Very good 6629 48.1 46.8 3 Good 4853 35.2 35.0 1 Fair 1653 12.0 12.7 -6 Bad 488 3.5 4.1 -14 Very bad 164 1.2 1.3 -11 LIFE EXPECTANCY (years) - 2015-2019: Males 82.5 80.6 2 Females 85.7 84.6 1 Standardised Mortality Ratio - 2015-2019 80.2 89.9 -11 COMMUNITY SAFETY - 2020 Crime rate (per 1,000 residents) 69.3 85.2 -19 Anti-social behaviour rate 59.1 50.8 16

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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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