Enfield

Overview

Enfield is an outer London borough located in the north of London. It has the fourth-highest pay inequality in London, with earners at the 80th percentile making almost three times (2.96) as much an hour as those at the 20th. Housing affordability is just below the average of London, with the average rent for a one-bedroom dwelling in Enfield representing 44.7% of median pre-tax pay. In London as a whole, this proportion is 46.4%. 

Like many outer London boroughs, relatively few people have been recorded sleeping rough in Enfield, with 206 people known to outreach workers in the borough compared to over 2,757 in Westminster, which has a smaller population. 

The grid below shows how Enfield compares against London overall on key poverty and inequality indicators. Red text denotes the fact that Enfield is worse than is typical for London on that indicator, and green means it is better. 

Enfield indicator rankings

People

Infant mortality

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births

3.5

Average compared to all London Boroughs (3.4)

Average compared to England (3.9)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 3.55)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (3.4)

Premature mortality

Deaths of <75 year olds per 100,000

315

Average compared to all London Boroughs (316)

Average compared to England (336)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 341)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (332)

Qualifications at 19

19 year olds without level 3 qualifications

35.8%

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (24.4%)

Worse compared to England (27.8%)

Worse compared to London Planning Area (East - 30.15%)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (26.1%)

Data sources and methods

Living standards

Child poverty rate

Child poverty rate (AHC)

34%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (35%)

Average compared to England (29.3%)

Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 40.5%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (37%)

Income deprivation

Income deprivation (relative to London overall)

1.49

Worse compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)

Worse compared to England (0.8)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 1.44)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours ( 1)

Pay inequality

80:20 ratio of earnings

2.69

Average compared to all London Boroughs (2.64)

Worse compared to England (1.94)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 2.58)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (2.55)

Poverty rate

Poverty rate

34%

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (27%)

Worse compared to England (22.1%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 29%)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (27%)

Data sources and methods

Housing

Evictions

Repossessions per 1,000 households

3.53

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (2.42)

Worse compared to England (1.51)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 2.87)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (2.99)

Homeless acceptances

Main homelessness duty owed per 1,000 households

0.68

Average compared to all London Boroughs (0.74)

Average compared to England (0.42)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 0.91)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (0.45)

Housing affordability

Median rent as a percentage of median pay

38.7%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (46.3%)

Worse compared to England (26.4%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 42.05%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (41.6%)

Housing delivery

Average net affordable, social and discounted housing completions

100

Average compared to all London Boroughs (132)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 135)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (190)

Rough sleeping

People seen sleeping rough by outreach

183

Average compared to all London Boroughs (214)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 206)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (247)

Temporary accommodation

Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000

25

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (16.4)

Worse compared to England ( 4)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 19.3)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (16.25)

Data sources and methods

Shared opportunity

GCSE attainment

Percentage of pupils who achieved grade 9-4

71.1%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (75.6%)

Average compared to England (72.2%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 73.95%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (74.9%)

No qualifications

Proportion with no qualifications

4.4

Average compared to all London Boroughs (6.7)

Better compared to England (7.4)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 6.3)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (6.1)

Data sources and methods

Work

Benefits

Out-of-work benefits

15.9%

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (12.7%)

Worse compared to England (12.7%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 14.4%)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (14%)

Low pay (resident)

Proportion of borough residents' jobs that are low paid

28.7%

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (20.2%)

Worse compared to England (17.2%)

Worse compared to London Planning Area (East - 23%)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (23%)

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate

6.5%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (5.3%)

Worse compared to England (4.3%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 5.85%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (5.9%)

Unemployment rate change

Unemployment rate 3 year change

0.9pts

Average compared to all London Boroughs (0.2pts)

Average compared to England (0.0pts)

Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 0.35pts)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (0.5pts)

Data sources and methods