Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Barnsbury, Islington

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

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Barnsbury, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Islington. 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 7 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 Barnsbury 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 Barnsbury. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Barnsbury

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Barnsbury. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Islington.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Islington 019A 42.957 3487/32,844 2
Islington 019B 31.847 7142/32,844 3
Islington 021A 22.394 12467/32,844 4
Islington 020A 20.191 14178/32,844 5
Islington 017B 19.741 14586/32,844 5
Islington 017A 17.454 16593/32,844 6
Islington 017C 13.447 20562/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Barnsbury

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Barnsbury. 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
Islington 019A 0.325 1550/32,844 1
Islington 019B 0.216 5772/32,844 2
Islington 017B 0.138 11637/32,844 4
Islington 021A 0.122 13499/32,844 5
Islington 017A 0.118 13876/32,844 5
Islington 020A 0.105 15698/32,844 5
Islington 017C 0.07 21424/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Barnsbury

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Barnsbury 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
Islington 019A 0.181 4257/32,844 2
Islington 019B 0.122 9446/32,844 3
Islington 017B 0.091 14119/32,844 5
Islington 017A 0.083 15629/32,844 5
Islington 021A 0.077 17085/32,844 6
Islington 020A 0.063 20703/32,844 7
Islington 017C 0.056 22809/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Barnsbury

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Barnsbury population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17491/32,844) in Barnsbury is less than the adult average rank (24714/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Islington 019A 24.234 11214/32,844 4
Islington 019B 20.908 13198/32,844 5
Islington 017B 11.888 20041/32,844 7
Islington 020A 10.796 21083/32,844 7
Islington 021A 7.484 24504/32,844 8
Islington 017A 7.193 24817/32,844 8
Islington 017C 1.401 31576/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Barnsbury

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Barnsbury. 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
Islington 019A 1.028 4031/32,844 2
Islington 019B 0.832 5616/32,844 2
Islington 021A 0.542 8605/32,844 3
Islington 017B 0.097 14557/32,844 5
Islington 020A 0.005 15932/32,844 5
Islington 017A -0.086 17351/32,844 6
Islington 017C -0.801 27008/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Barnsbury

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Barnsbury. 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
Islington 019B 0.654 7035/32,844 3
Islington 021A 0.614 7537/32,844 3
Islington 019A 0.611 7575/32,844 3
Islington 020A 0.603 7710/32,844 3
Islington 017C 0.522 8764/32,844 3
Islington 017B -0.259 20470/32,844 7
Islington 017A -0.423 22745/32,844 7

There were 3 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Barnsbury in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Barnsbury

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Barnsbury. 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
Islington 021A 30.124 6874/32,844 3
Islington 017A 28.217 8251/32,844 3
Islington 019B 26.617 9626/32,844 3
Islington 019A 26.534 9687/32,844 3
Islington 020A 24.675 11456/32,844 4
Islington 017B 23.778 12366/32,844 4
Islington 017C 21.479 14922/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Barnsbury

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Barnsbury. 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
Islington 020A 0.439 9996/32,844 4
Islington 017C 0.088 15065/32,844 5
Islington 017A -0.198 19605/32,844 6
Islington 017B -0.203 19665/32,844 6
Islington 021A -0.541 24419/32,844 8
Islington 019A -0.651 25771/32,844 8
Islington 019B -1.133 29917/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Barnsbury

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Barnsbury. 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
Islington 019B 2.201 168/32,844 1
Islington 020A 2.118 254/32,844 1
Islington 021A 2.113 266/32,844 1
Islington 019A 2.067 321/32,844 1
Islington 017C 2.059 334/32,844 1
Islington 017B 1.808 761/32,844 1
Islington 017A 1.637 1193/32,844 1

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.