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Upper Edmonton · Enfield

Upper Edmonton: your neighbourhood

Upper Edmonton electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 32% here, compared with 17% across Enfield (14.9 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 30.9% here, compared with 22.2% across Enfield (8.8 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29.5% here, compared with 36.3% across Enfield (6.8 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

9%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,510 out of 16,723.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.8%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

973 out of 16,724.

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People counted in the census

16,724

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

16,724 out of 16,724.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.5%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,719 out of 12,605.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

69.2%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,863 out of 5,580.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

30.9%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,726 out of 5,580.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.9%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

5,280 out of 12,607.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

52%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

6,553 out of 12,607.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

6.2%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

785 out of 12,607.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

28.6%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,603 out of 12,605.

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Homes rented privately

33%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,837 out of 5,581.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

9.8%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,234 out of 12,607.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

32%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,780 out of 5,581.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

6.1%

21 March 2021 · Upper Edmonton

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

774 out of 12,607.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Upper Edmonton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,721 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,631 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Upper Edmonton ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 251 mapped crimes in September 2024; 216 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Upper Edmonton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202425127
October 202430548
November 202428139
December 202418831
January 202519826
February 202517023
March 202522536
April 202518337
May 202523845
June 202521744
July 202519937
August 202517639
September 202518738
October 202521844
November 202522448
December 202521443
January 202617643
February 202623838
March 202629352
April 202623144
May 202626356
June 202623247
July 202622943
August 202621642
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Upper Edmonton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime866
other theft287
vehicle crime273
drugs229
shoplifting204
theft from the person201
public order171
burglary142
criminal damage arson121
robbery119
other crime44
possession of weapons36
bicycle theft28
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Enfield →