Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bellingham, Lewisham

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bellingham, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Lewisham. 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 9 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 Bellingham 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 Bellingham. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bellingham

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bellingham. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Lewisham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Lewisham 034D 48.716 2371/32,844 1
Lewisham 029E 43.555 3348/32,844 2
Lewisham 034A 43.296 3400/32,844 2
Lewisham 029D 42.358 3631/32,844 2
Lewisham 034C 34.906 5923/32,844 2
Lewisham 034B 34.703 5993/32,844 2
Lewisham 029B 34.535 6054/32,844 2
Lewisham 029A 31.206 7450/32,844 3
Lewisham 029C 20.602 13849/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Bellingham

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bellingham. 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
Lewisham 029E 0.29 2533/32,844 1
Lewisham 034D 0.284 2765/32,844 1
Lewisham 034A 0.266 3349/32,844 2
Lewisham 029B 0.232 4873/32,844 2
Lewisham 034B 0.232 4876/32,844 2
Lewisham 029D 0.23 4970/32,844 2
Lewisham 034C 0.221 5488/32,844 2
Lewisham 029A 0.16 9652/32,844 3
Lewisham 029C 0.131 12370/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Bellingham

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bellingham 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
Lewisham 034D 0.208 2765/32,844 1
Lewisham 034A 0.208 2766/32,844 1
Lewisham 029E 0.195 3400/32,844 2
Lewisham 029D 0.166 5247/32,844 2
Lewisham 034C 0.148 6724/32,844 3
Lewisham 029B 0.145 7035/32,844 3
Lewisham 034B 0.137 7794/32,844 3
Lewisham 029A 0.114 10445/32,844 4
Lewisham 029C 0.077 17032/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bellingham

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bellingham population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9813/32,844) in Bellingham is less than the adult average rank (10103/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Lewisham 029E 39.267 5570/32,844 2
Lewisham 029D 38.089 5881/32,844 2
Lewisham 034D 34.555 6924/32,844 3
Lewisham 034C 32.785 7517/32,844 3
Lewisham 034A 29.435 8807/32,844 3
Lewisham 029B 26.41 10097/32,844 4
Lewisham 029A 23.628 11545/32,844 4
Lewisham 034B 21.988 12551/32,844 4
Lewisham 029C 11.175 20733/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bellingham

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Bellingham. 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
Lewisham 034D 0.809 5813/32,844 2
Lewisham 029D 0.801 5896/32,844 2
Lewisham 034A 0.708 6795/32,844 3
Lewisham 034B 0.503 9043/32,844 3
Lewisham 029E 0.415 10132/32,844 4
Lewisham 034C 0.326 11260/32,844 4
Lewisham 029B 0.281 11894/32,844 4
Lewisham 029A 0.193 13172/32,844 5
Lewisham 029C -0.147 18342/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Bellingham

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bellingham. 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
Lewisham 029A 1.16 2456/32,844 1
Lewisham 029D 1.16 2459/32,844 1
Lewisham 034D 0.902 4368/32,844 2
Lewisham 034B 0.899 4395/32,844 2
Lewisham 029E 0.605 7686/32,844 3
Lewisham 034A 0.578 8014/32,844 3
Lewisham 029B 0.518 8812/32,844 3
Lewisham 034C 0.232 12991/32,844 4
Lewisham 029C 0.002 16651/32,844 6

There were 388 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bellingham in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bellingham

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bellingham. 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
Lewisham 034D 51.005 215/32,844 1
Lewisham 034C 40.417 2073/32,844 1
Lewisham 034A 39.647 2305/32,844 1
Lewisham 029B 39.506 2349/32,844 1
Lewisham 029E 39.125 2447/32,844 1
Lewisham 029A 37.918 2863/32,844 1
Lewisham 034B 37.819 2894/32,844 1
Lewisham 029D 34.737 4201/32,844 2
Lewisham 029C 33.314 4929/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bellingham

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bellingham. 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
Lewisham 029D 0.712 6648/32,844 3
Lewisham 029C 0.587 8092/32,844 3
Lewisham 034A 0.207 13192/32,844 5
Lewisham 034C 0.189 13470/32,844 5
Lewisham 029E 0.174 13756/32,844 5
Lewisham 029A 0.049 15669/32,844 5
Lewisham 029B -0.098 18005/32,844 6
Lewisham 034D -0.318 21424/32,844 7
Lewisham 034B -0.524 24201/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bellingham

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bellingham. 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
Lewisham 029A 1.517 1564/32,844 1
Lewisham 034B 1.382 2072/32,844 1
Lewisham 029B 1.377 2098/32,844 1
Lewisham 034A 1.205 2915/32,844 1
Lewisham 034C 1.185 3021/32,844 1
Lewisham 034D 1.175 3077/32,844 1
Lewisham 029E 1.129 3329/32,844 2
Lewisham 029C 1.116 3397/32,844 2
Lewisham 029D 1.001 4123/32,844 2

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.