Welcome to the help section of the Observatory. This area of our site is aimed to help you find exactly
what you are looking for by way of a report, figure, table or map, efficiently and effectively.
Information from the Observatory can be obtained in a few different ways:
For example: You may want to search for some figures on population - if you know the types of figures you are looking for, then you should go to the comprehensive Facts & Stats section, choose the General folder and then the People folder under it and browse down the list of contents under this folder.
There is also a search facility in Facts & Stats:
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You can see how information is organised into topics by browsing one of the data themes.
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Data Themes
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selective information | | View or Download the information |
For example, to find population figures you will need to go to the General theme.
Look at Data Themes
- Children & Young People
- Health
- Community Safety
- General
- Economics
- Older People
- Housing
- Environment
- Leisure
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Why use a Theme Page?
- You are new to subject areas
- You know the information you want but you are unsure of the category that it comes under
- You know the subject and you want to see what information has been highlighted
- You would like to browse the subjects in general to get ideas about them
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Themes
Themes are made up of selected information we think you will find interesting, from these area topics. However, if you know what your looking for it is advised you go to the Facts & Stats section of the Observatory.
Children & Young People - This theme enables you to view children’s population in the Enfield Borough, the school pupil data and child
Health - This theme shows us statistics and information of the general health of the people in Enfield and life expectancy
Community Safety - This theme will allow us to view the latest crimes recorded by ward & by borough, plus crime trends
General - Population, deprivation, age structure, ethnicity, & disability
Economics - Common indicators, household income, employment trends, major employers & unemployment
Older People - Population, characteristics, income, & concerns
Housing - Housing tenure, house prices and affordable housing
Environment & Transport - This theme includes a general map of Enfield, recycling rates, main transport links and a public transport accessibility map
Leisure - leisure centres, physical activity, libraries
Whilst you can create certain types of maps from the data in the Facts & Stats section there is also a general purpose mapping system - this is what we call the Map Zone and links to Enfield Council's system called Mapping Online in Enfield (or MOLE for short).
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Map Zone | | Search for a location or zoom the map | | Select map layers to view |
You can then copy or print the map you have set up. To copy, right click on the map and choose Copy. To print, click the Print button below the map. To get started with mapping quickly it is recommended you read the Quick Help guide.
Further help
Fuller guidance is given by user guides and other documentation available on the User Guides page. There is some online help on both the Facts & Stats and MOLE. You can also contact us - see the Contact page. Subject to capacity we can handle casual enquiries or point you in the right direction.