16-640: Meridian Water is a £6 billion, 20-year regeneration programme in Upper Edmonton , in the south-east of the London Borough of Enfield , North London . Led by the council, the project will build 10,000 homes next to the Lee Valley Regional Park . The development has its own railway station which opened in June 2019, replacing Angel Road , connecting to Stratford and London Liverpool Street to
32-406: Is in place for the second phase called "Meridian Two" at Leeside Road, which will create 250 affordable homes. The developer intends these homes for 'makers and creators' that will use new workspace on the lower floors. The developer also says that this phase will create a new employment hub with 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) of commercial space at a 2–3-acre (0.8–1.2 ha) site along
48-406: Is in place for the second phase called "Meridian Two" at Leeside Road, which will create 250 affordable homes. The developer intends these homes for 'makers and creators' that will use new workspace on the lower floors. The developer also says that this phase will create a new employment hub with 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) of commercial space at a 2–3-acre (0.8–1.2 ha) site along
64-618: Is located in the south of the London Borough of Enfield between Edmonton , Tottenham and Walthamstow . It is currently home to the Ravenside Retail park, and a number of large blue warehouse structures, formerly owned by British Oxygen Company, or BOC Group , for the manufacture of liquified gas storage vessels. These buildings are currently being used for storage, industrial and distribution purposes. The council has acquired 87 acres (35 ha) of land at Meridian Water since April 2014. It currently owns 64% of all developable land within
80-589: Is the location of the Meridian Water regeneration programme on a 210-acre site adjacent to the North Circular Road and Lea Valley , containing the Ravenside Retail Park and the large IKEA Edmonton store. The area is served by Silver Street and Meridian Water railway stations, with Angel Road having closed in 2019. Edmonton Green and White Hart Lane stations are to the north and south of
96-624: The Enfield Borough average of 12.8% According to data from the Metropolitan Police Service, the crime rate for November 2016 to November 2018 is 281.18 crimes per 1000 population, with the most common offences being related to theft, handling stolen goods, burglary, criminal damage, drugs and robbery. Upper Edmonton has a crime rate 74.87% higher than the overall crime rate for the Borough of Enfield (160.79 crimes per 1000 population for
112-475: The North Circular. 51°36′37″N 0°03′05″W / 51.6104°N 0.0514°W / 51.6104; -0.0514 Upper Edmonton Upper Edmonton is the southern part of Edmonton , North London within the London Borough of Enfield . The main shopping area of Upper Edmonton on Fore Street is often referred to as " The Angel " by locals in reference to the former Angel public house that
128-600: The area respectively. Analysis carried out by the Local Government Association indicates that, within Enfield, Upper Edmonton has been calculated to be the 2nd most deprived of the 21 wards in the Borough. In addition, the same analysis estimates that it is within the 10% most deprived wards in both London and England. Upper Edmonton had the 3rd lowest average (median) household income of the 21 wards in Enfield as estimated by CACI in 2018. Average household income in
144-407: The city, a major concern is the level of violent crime , which has steadily increased over the past few years. The effort from local role models to work with government to provide education for local youths is one of the most concentrated methods of trying to overcome this problem. Meridian Water Meridian Water is a £6 billion, 20-year regeneration programme in Upper Edmonton , in
160-411: The red line boundary of the site and has to date committed £157 million to land acquisition. The first phase of development called "Meridian One" will create the first 725 homes and retail space built at Willoughby Lane, near the new Meridian Water station , which opened in June 2019. This station is estimated to serve up to four million passengers each year at its peak. A development agrremnt
176-409: The red line boundary of the site and has to date committed £157 million to land acquisition. The first phase of development called "Meridian One" will create the first 725 homes and retail space built at Willoughby Lane, near the new Meridian Water station , which opened in June 2019. This station is estimated to serve up to four million passengers each year at its peak. A development agrremnt
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#1733085007001192-474: The same time period). During the 12 months to November 2018 compared to the previous 12 months, Upper Edmonton has experienced an 8.48% increase in logged crimes. In recent years, the area has undergone a huge structural transformation, of which some work is still undergoing, as part of the government's aim to provide the community with a wider range of shops and public facilities. It is the site of regeneration project, Meridian Water . As in many other parts of
208-648: The south, and Stansted and Cambridge to the north. The 210-acre (85 ha) site is located in the south of the London Borough of Enfield between Edmonton , Tottenham and Walthamstow . It is currently home to the Ravenside Retail park, and a number of large blue warehouse structures, formerly owned by British Oxygen Company, or BOC Group , for the manufacture of liquified gas storage vessels. These buildings are currently being used for storage, industrial and distribution purposes. The council has acquired 87 acres (35 ha) of land at Meridian Water since April 2014. It currently owns 64% of all developable land within
224-409: The south-east of the London Borough of Enfield , North London . Led by the council, the project will build 10,000 homes next to the Lee Valley Regional Park . The development has its own railway station which opened in June 2019, replacing Angel Road , connecting to Stratford and London Liverpool Street to the south, and Stansted and Cambridge to the north. The 210-acre (85 ha) site
240-400: The ward is below the median level for the borough as a whole. The proportion of households with an income of less than £15,000 was put at 24.2% compared to a Borough average of 16.7%. This was the 3rd highest proportion of the 21 wards. At November 2017 the number of people claiming the main working-age DWP benefits was 1,935 – 15.2% of the estimated working age population. This is higher than
256-481: Was demolished in 1968 to make improvements to the North Circular Road . The area borders Lower Edmonton to the north and Tottenham to the south, and is the location of North Middlesex University Hospital . Increased levels of immigration in recent years has led to the area becoming ethnically and culturally diverse , with local businesses and places of worship reflecting the area's diversity. Upper Edmonton
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