London Borough of Enfield: local authority assessment
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Assessment published: 16 May 2025
About London Borough of Enfield
Demographics
The London Borough of Enfield is a Greater London borough. Approximately 334,000 people live in the borough. The population increased by 5.6% between 2011 and 2021. The most populous wards in Enfield are Haselbury, Enfield Lock and Edmonton Green. Enfield is part of North Central London Integrated Care System with 4 other local authorities.
Enfield has a predominantly younger age profile, with 14.06% of people aged 65+, lower than the England Average of 18.69%. However, there is an ageing population projection. The greatest population increase between 2011 and 2021 was among Enfield’s older population, with nearly 6,000 more residents aged 65+ in that time. Wards with the highest populations of older adults are Bush Hill Park, Ridgeway and Southgate.
The borough is very diverse, with 47.92% of people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. Enfield is home to the largest national populations of people who identify as Greek and Greek Cypriot, Turkish and Turkish Cypriot, Kurdish, Albanian and Bulgarian. Enfield had the fifth highest Somalian population nationally. Eighty-eight languages are spoken as a main or only language by Enfield residents.
Enfield’s Index of Multiple Deprivation score is 8 (with 1 being the least deprived and 10 being the most deprived). The highest levels of deprivation are in the east of the borough, where health inequalities are impacted by higher rates of unemployment, sickness, poor housing, and caring responsibilities. Male life expectancy in Enfield is 12.4 years lower than in the least deprived wards. Female life expectancy in the most deprived wards is 9 years lower than the least deprived.
Financial facts
- The local authority estimated its total budget would be £587,252,000 in 2023/24. Its actual spend was £627,481,000, which was £40,229,000 more than estimated.
- The local authority estimated it would spend £118,968,000 of its total budget on adult social care in 2023/2024. Its actual spend was £112,947,000, which is £6,021,000 less than estimated.
- 18% of the local authority budget was spent on adult social care in 2023/24.
- The local authority raised the full adult social care precept for 2023/24, with a value of 2%. Please note that the amount raised through ASC precept varies from local authority to local authority.
- Approximately 4775 people were accessing long-term adult social care support, and approximately 465 people were accessing short-term adult social care support in 2022/23. Local authorities spend money on a range of adult social care services, including supporting individuals. No two care packages are the same and vary significantly in their intensity, duration, and cost.
This data is reproduced at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care. It has not been factored into our assessment and is presented for information purposes only.