Observatory View Description

The following describes the map layers available in the Observatory View.

London bus routes

Lines of routes with route numbers – in both directions, denoted by ‘Run 1’ and ‘Run 2’

Public Transport Accessibility

A thematic layer representing the results of a method of scoring distance to a service and frequencies of services. A high PTAL value (shown as red) means good accessibility.

SOAs named

The boundaries of lower layer super output areas in Enfield. There are 181 of these, originally with an average population size of 1511. The names are those assigned by Enfield Police only for ease of identification and are unofficial.

Parliamentary constituencies

The boundaries in force until the next general election

Lbe 1994 bor bound

The boundary of the London Borough of Enfield since 1 April 1994

All London boroughs

The boundaries of the London boroughs

Districts in Bucks Essex Herts 2

The boundaries of these local authorities

Children by ward

This is a thematic layer showing wards in four coloured bands for the proportion of children (aged 0-14) in the population as projected for mid-2008

Older people by ward

This is a thematic layer showing wards in four coloured bands for the proportion of older people (aged 65+) in the population as projected for mid-2008

ID 2007 IMD thematic

This is a thematic layer showing the Index of Multiple Deprivation position in England of the super output areas in Enfield. The most deprived areas are shown in the darkest red.

ID 2007 IDACI thematic

This is a thematic layer showing the Index of Income Deprivation Affecting Children position in England of the super output areas in Enfield. The IDACI score is the percentage of children who are income deprived, i.e. in poverty. The most deprived areas are shown in the darkest red.

Life Expectancy 05

Expectancy from birth as at 2005. This is a ward boundaries layer containing male and female life expectancies in years, to one decimal place.

Life Expectancy M 05

This is a thematic layer showing wards in four coloured bands for male expectancy

Life Expectancy F 05

This is a thematic layer showing wards in four coloured bands for female expectancy

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