Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Barnehurst, Bexley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Barnehurst, Bexley, Greater London

We have used the 12 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Barnehurst, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bexley. We have combined these statitics into an English ward level, as most people are familiar with this geospacial area in their town or city. Here are those 12 marked on a map:

Each area has its own decile score. This is where each LSOA in England is ranked according to the level of deprivation and split into 10 equal groups. A decile score of 1 means the area is in the top 10% of deprived areas, 2 is equal to the top 20% and so forth. To simply these scores and apply them to a ward, we have created the iLiveHere rating. This takes the average decile score of all the LSOAs in a ward and converts that into a rating out of 10, where 1 is the best and 10 is the worst. We have then used to traffic light colour system as an at-a-glance reference. As you scroll down this page, the more red ratings you see, the more deprived Barnehurst is. Indices of Deprivation statistics and are broken down into domains of deprivation or more simply, categories. These category scores are combined using a percentage weighting to give a an LSOA its final indices of deprivation score, decile and rank:

  • Income Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Employment Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Education, Skills and Training Deprivation (13.5%)
  • Health Deprivation and Disability (13.5%)
  • Crime (9.3%)
  • Barriers to Housing and Services (9.3%)
  • Living Environment Deprivation (9.3%)
Below we have split the Living Environment Deprivation category into its sub-categories. We think having individual iLiveHere ratings for Inside Environment and Outside Environment provides a better insight to the housing quality and outside space in Barnehurst. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Barnehurst

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Barnehurst. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bexley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bexley 010B 33.932 6298/32,844 2
Bexley 010E 31.181 7461/32,844 3
Bexley 010A 30.905 7599/32,844 3
Bexley 010C 29.915 8063/32,844 3
Bexley 008A 29.344 8331/32,844 3
Bexley 007E 29.024 8484/32,844 3
Bexley 014C 14.638 19297/32,844 6
Bexley 014B 11.973 22206/32,844 7
Bexley 014D 11.364 22899/32,844 7
Bexley 014E 8.174 26858/32,844 9
Bexley 017A 7.68 27457/32,844 9
Bexley 014A 5.875 29599/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Barnehurst

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Barnehurst. The definition of low income the government uses to compile these statistics includes those who are out-of-work (for any reason, not just unemployment) and those that are in work but satisfy the IMD means tests. In the real world, this means they may qualify for means tested benefits such as Universal Credit or legacy benefits such as Working Tax Credits. You should not to assume that this rating is an indicator of overall poverty in this ward.
LSOA Name Income Score Income Rank (England) Income Decile
Bexley 010B 0.237 4643/32,844 2
Bexley 007E 0.215 5791/32,844 2
Bexley 010E 0.205 6342/32,844 2
Bexley 010A 0.205 6346/32,844 2
Bexley 010C 0.197 6844/32,844 3
Bexley 008A 0.135 11999/32,844 4
Bexley 014C 0.098 16627/32,844 6
Bexley 014D 0.074 20618/32,844 7
Bexley 014E 0.053 25386/32,844 8
Bexley 014B 0.053 25513/32,844 8
Bexley 017A 0.043 27897/32,844 9
Bexley 014A 0.039 28876/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Barnehurst

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Barnehurst who are excluded from the jobs market. These are people who are involuntarily deprived of work. The IMD domains include people who are unemployment, those who are sick or disabled, and carers. Since the government no longer publishes percentage figures for unemployment after the introduction of Universal Credit, his is now the only reliable indictor of joblessness in this ward. The higher the iLiveHere rating, the harder it could be to get work.
LSOA Name Employment Score Employment Rank (England) Employment Decile
Bexley 010A 0.165 5354/32,844 2
Bexley 010C 0.164 5398/32,844 2
Bexley 010B 0.16 5709/32,844 2
Bexley 007E 0.136 7866/32,844 3
Bexley 010E 0.123 9333/32,844 3
Bexley 008A 0.106 11637/32,844 4
Bexley 014C 0.082 15794/32,844 5
Bexley 014D 0.072 18366/32,844 6
Bexley 017A 0.045 26454/32,844 9
Bexley 014E 0.039 28189/32,844 9
Bexley 014B 0.038 28337/32,844 9
Bexley 014A 0.035 29315/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Barnehurst

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Barnehurst population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14250/32,844) in Barnehurst is more than the adult average rank (10367/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bexley 010B 44.364 4316/32,844 2
Bexley 008A 37.08 6169/32,844 2
Bexley 010A 36.267 6357/32,844 2
Bexley 010E 32.203 7738/32,844 3
Bexley 007E 31.82 7879/32,844 3
Bexley 010C 30.801 8262/32,844 3
Bexley 014C 21.126 13058/32,844 4
Bexley 014B 16.265 16357/32,844 5
Bexley 014D 14.165 18016/32,844 6
Bexley 014E 13.957 18199/32,844 6
Bexley 017A 11.786 20161/32,844 7
Bexley 014A 11.501 20414/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Barnehurst

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is indictor of the risk of dying prematurely or having your quality of life impaired through poor physical or mental health in Barnehurst. The IMD domain measures morbidity, disability and premature mortality. However, it does not take into consideration but personal behaviour or environmental factors that may be predictive of future health problems. See Outdoor Deprivation for depivation that includes environmental factors such as local pullution levels.
LSOA Name Health Score Health Rank (England) Health Decile
Bexley 010C 0.357 10897/32,844 4
Bexley 007E 0.227 12684/32,844 4
Bexley 008A 0.174 13403/32,844 5
Bexley 010B -0.015 16226/32,844 5
Bexley 010E -0.158 18513/32,844 6
Bexley 010A -0.195 19056/32,844 6
Bexley 014C -0.567 24292/32,844 8
Bexley 014D -0.682 25739/32,844 8
Bexley 017A -0.737 26329/32,844 9
Bexley 014E -0.965 28547/32,844 9
Bexley 014B -1.095 29568/32,844 10
Bexley 014A -1.385 31283/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Barnehurst

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Barnehurst. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA Name Crime Score Crime Rank (England) Crime Decile
Bexley 010E 0.615 7513/32,844 3
Bexley 008A 0.578 8019/32,844 3
Bexley 007E 0.393 10560/32,844 4
Bexley 010A 0.237 12910/32,844 4
Bexley 014B -0.091 17994/32,844 6
Bexley 010C -0.117 18397/32,844 6
Bexley 010B -0.146 18825/32,844 6
Bexley 014C -0.226 19994/32,844 7
Bexley 017A -0.238 20173/32,844 7
Bexley 014A -0.419 22680/32,844 7
Bexley 014E -0.624 25355/32,844 8
Bexley 014D -0.706 26283/32,844 9

There were 311 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Barnehurst in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Barnehurst

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Barnehurst. I bad rating in an urban area indicates how unaffordable the housing could be. A bad rating in a rural area is an indicator of the absense of local services.
LSOA Name Barriers Score Barriers Rank (England) Barriers Decile
Bexley 008A 46.339 832/32,844 1
Bexley 010E 41.706 1726/32,844 1
Bexley 010B 37.57 2987/32,844 1
Bexley 010A 33.023 5063/32,844 2
Bexley 014B 32.998 5076/32,844 2
Bexley 010C 26.36 9845/32,844 3
Bexley 007E 25.151 10957/32,844 4
Bexley 014E 23.936 12209/32,844 4
Bexley 014D 21.068 15420/32,844 5
Bexley 017A 19.191 17632/32,844 6
Bexley 014A 18.379 18640/32,844 6
Bexley 014C 17.199 20181/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Barnehurst

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Barnehurst. A bad rating in an equally income deprived ward, could be because of poorly maintained rented accomodation. A bad rating in a non income deprived area, could be because the small size of housing in relation to costs.
LSOA Name Inside Score Inside Rank (England) Inside Decile
Bexley 014B 0.376 10857/32,844 4
Bexley 014C 0.198 13333/32,844 5
Bexley 010C 0.179 13658/32,844 5
Bexley 007E -0.068 17546/32,844 6
Bexley 014E -0.095 17961/32,844 6
Bexley 014D -0.158 18977/32,844 6
Bexley 010B -0.184 19378/32,844 6
Bexley 010A -0.227 20025/32,844 7
Bexley 010E -0.253 20448/32,844 7
Bexley 008A -0.259 20505/32,844 7
Bexley 014A -0.297 21099/32,844 7
Bexley 017A -0.412 22697/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Barnehurst

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Barnehurst. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA Name Outside Score Outside (England) Outside Decile
Bexley 010E 0.746 6088/32,844 2
Bexley 017A 0.557 7812/32,844 3
Bexley 014B 0.527 8122/32,844 3
Bexley 008A 0.475 8665/32,844 3
Bexley 014D 0.446 8958/32,844 3
Bexley 010C 0.321 10482/32,844 4
Bexley 010A 0.309 10621/32,844 4
Bexley 010B 0.265 11207/32,844 4
Bexley 014A 0.226 11761/32,844 4
Bexley 007E 0.189 12289/32,844 4
Bexley 014E 0.155 12786/32,844 4
Bexley 014C 0.153 12827/32,844 4

Disclaimer: Although every care has been taken to make sure there are no mistakes in the data presented on this page, you should verify these figures with the official data source.