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 London 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 Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 2 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] 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. Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 3 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] 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 1Please note totals will not sum with ONS population estimates. Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 4 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] 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 Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 5 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] 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. Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 6 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] 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 England. 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 Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 7 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] 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 Metropolitan Police 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.