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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000309

Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water

Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,794 residents in Enfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Enfield
11,794

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,986

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,239.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Dollis Hill, Brent9,973 residents · 38.9% owned · 38.5% no carBurnt Oak & Watling Park, Barnet12,397 residents · 36.1% owned · 35.9% no carNeasden, Brent10,353 residents · 33.8% owned · 46.4% no carForty Lane, Brent9,937 residents · 35.9% owned · 38.6% no carPlumstead High Street, Greenwich11,064 residents · 36.2% owned · 46.9% no carWelsh Harp, Brent8,328 residents · 36.4% owned · 37.5% no car

Most similar within Enfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lower Edmonton North, Enfield9,495 residents · 39.9% owned · 42.4% no carLower Edmonton South, Enfield10,221 residents · 31.9% owned · 44.1% no carHaslebury North, Enfield8,855 residents · 46.8% owned · 38.2% no carSouthbury East, Enfield12,784 residents · 40.8% owned · 35.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Private rented40.8%
1,626 households
Owned37.2%
1,484 households
Social rented20.8%
829 households
Shared ownership0.9%
37 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37%
1,476 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.4%
1,052 households
Semi-detached19.1%
760 households
Detached8.4%
336 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.3%
252 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
73 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44.3%
1,767 households
1 car or van in household41.4%
1,651 households
2 cars or vans in household11.7%
467 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.6%
103 households
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.6%
1,498 households
3 bedrooms36.7%
1,464 households
1 bedroom13.9%
556 households
4 or more bedrooms11.8%
470 households
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
2,449 households
One-person household24.5%
977 households
Other household types14.1%
562 households
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household24.5%
977 households
2 people in household22.6%
900 households
3 people in household19.3%
771 households
4 people in household17.3%
688 households
5 people in household8.6%
343 households
6 people in household3.4%
135 households
8 or more people in household2.4%
97 households
7 people in household1.9%
76 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.1%
2,841 residents
15–2921.3%
2,516 residents
30–4421.9%
2,583 residents
45–6423.4%
2,764 residents
65 and over9.2%
1,089 residents
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African33.8%
3,992 residents
White33.3%
3,932 residents
Other ethnic group14.2%
1,669 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.1%
1,545 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
656 residents
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
2,567 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications27.9%
2,458 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
4,949 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
3,561 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.6%
1,458 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.9%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
6,006 residents
Good health32.7%
3,854 residents
Fair health11.4%
1,343 residents
Bad health4%
467 residents
Very bad health1.1%
124 residents
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
10,323 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,471 residents
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension40.1%
1,599 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.1%
1,281 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
809 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
272 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
26 households
Upper Edmonton East & Meridian Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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