Deprivation & opportunity in Enfield
IMD 2019 · 183 LSOAs · MHCLG · OGL v3.0
What is the area opportunity and deprivation level in Enfield?
Enfield has a Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI) of 46.2/100 (rank 243 of 313 English local authorities), 11.7 points below the national average of 57.9/100. This places Enfield in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG), OGL v3.0.
46.2
GAOI / 100
#243
of 313 English LAs
Moderate Opportunity
Opportunity tier
-11.7
vs England avg (57.9)
Domain breakdown — Enfield
All scores 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity). Derived from IMD 2019 by inverting and normalising each domain across all 313 English LAs.
| Domain | IMD weight | GAOI sub-score | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | 22.5% | 36.2/100 | |
| Employment | 22.5% | 54.9/100 | |
| Education | 13.5% | 56.6/100 | |
| Health | 13.5% | 51/100 | |
| Crime Safety | 9.3% | 35.2/100 | |
| Housing Access | 9.3% | 23/100 | |
| Environment | 9.3% | 62.4/100 |
Raw mean IMD composite: 25.78 (population-weighted across 183 LSOAs). Population (mid-2015): 328,738.
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Official ONS-weighted GAOI · Enfield · IMD 2019 source data
Domain breakdown (0 = most deprived, 100 = least deprived)
GAOI sub-scores derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG, OGL v3.0). Each sub-score = inverted and min-max normalised domain score across all 313 English LAs. Custom weighting is illustrative — not an official statistic.
Questions about Enfield
- What is the deprivation level in Enfield?
- Enfield has a Gera Area Opportunity Index of 46.2/100 (rank 243 of 313 English LAs), placing it in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Its population-weighted mean IMD score is 25.781 (lower IMD = less deprived). The national average IMD is 19.535. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG, OGL v3.0.
- What are the strongest and weakest opportunity domains in Enfield?
- In Enfield, the strongest opportunity domains are environment (62.4/100) and education (56.6/100). The domains with most room for improvement are crime safety (35.2/100) and housing access (23/100). All scores are 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity), derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG).
- How does Enfield compare with the England average for deprivation?
- Enfield's GAOI of 46.2/100 is 11.7 points below the England average of 57.9/100, based on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG). It ranks 243 out of 313 English local authorities (rank 1 = least deprived / highest opportunity).
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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 — File 7 (All LSOA Scores, Ranks, Deciles). Published by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), September 2019. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GAOI methodology: https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-area-opportunity-index. Data as of ; page updated .