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Upper Edmonton
Location within Greater London
Population17,374 (2011 Census. Ward) [1]
London borough
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Historic county
Post town LONDON
Postcode district N18
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
London
51°36′50″N0°03′47″W / 51.614°N 0.063°W / 51.614; -0.063 Coordinates: 51°36′50″N0°03′47″W / 51.614°N 0.063°W / 51.614; -0.063

Upper Edmonton is the southern part of Edmonton, north London, located in the historic county of Middlesex. The main shopping area of Upper Edmonton on Fore Street is often referred to as "The Angel" by locals in reference to the former Angel public house that was demolished in 1968 to make improvements to the North Circular Road. The area borders Lower Edmonton to the north and Tottenham to the south, and is the location of North Middlesex University Hospital.

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Increased levels of immigration in recent years has led to the area becoming ethnically and culturally diverse, with local businesses and places of worship reflecting the area's diversity. Upper Edmonton is the location of the Meridian Water regeneration programme on a 210-acre site adjacent to the North Circular Road and Lea Valley, containing the Ravenside Retail Park and the large IKEA Edmonton store.

The area is served by Silver Street and Meridian Water railway stations, with Angel Road having closed in 2019. Edmonton Green and White Hart Lane stations are to the north and south of the area respectively.

Deprivation score

Analysis carried out by the Local Government Association indicates that, within Enfield, Upper Edmonton has been calculated to be the 2nd most deprived of the 21 wards in the Borough. In addition, the same analysis estimates that it is within the 10% most deprived wards in both London and England. [2]

Low Income households

Upper Edmonton had the 3rd lowest average (median) household income of the 21 wards in Enfield as estimated by CACI in 2018. Average household income in the ward is below the median level for the borough as a whole. The proportion of households with an income of less than £15,000 was put at 24.2% compared to a Borough average of 16.7%. This was the 3rd highest proportion of the 21 wards. [3]

Benefit Claimaints

At November 2017 the number of people claiming the main working-age DWP benefits was 1,935 – 15.2% of the estimated working age population. This is higher than the Enfield Borough average of 12.8% [4]

Crime

According to data from the Metropolitan Police Service, the crime rate for November 2016 to November 2018 is 281.18 crimes per 1000 population, with the most common offences being related to theft, handling stolen goods, burglary, criminal damage, drugs and robbery. Upper Edmonton has a crime rate 74.87% higher than the overall crime rate for the Borough of Enfield (160.79 crimes per 1000 population for the same time period). During the 12 months to November 2018 compared to the previous 12 months, Upper Edmonton has experienced an 8.48% increase in logged crimes. [5]

In recent years, the area has undergone a huge structural transformation, of which some work is still undergoing, as part of the government's aim to provide the community with a wider range of shops and public facilities. It is the site of regeneration project, Meridian Water.

As in many other parts of the city, a major concern is the level of violent crime, which has steadily increased over the past few years. The effort from local role models to work with government to provide education for local youths is one of the most concentrated methods of trying to overcome this problem.

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References

  1. ↑ "Enfield Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "WARD PROFILE: UPPER EDMONTON 2018" (PDF). Enfield Council. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "WARD PROFILE: UPPER EDMONTON 2018" (PDF). Enfield Council. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "WARD PROFILE: UPPER EDMONTON 2018" (PDF). Enfield Council. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Crime Data Dashboard". Metropolitan Police Service. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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