Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Blackheath, Lewisham

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Blackheath, 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 Blackheath 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 Blackheath. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Blackheath

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Blackheath. 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 007D 36.269 5441/32,844 2
Lewisham 007B 28.226 8912/32,844 3
Lewisham 009D 24.646 10983/32,844 4
Lewisham 007C 20.796 13701/32,844 5
Lewisham 009A 18.605 15575/32,844 5
Lewisham 007E 14.285 19655/32,844 6
Lewisham 007A 13.477 20519/32,844 7
Lewisham 009B 11.58 22667/32,844 7
Lewisham 009C 9.192 25548/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Blackheath

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 Blackheath. 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 007D 0.241 4419/32,844 2
Lewisham 009D 0.183 7839/32,844 3
Lewisham 007B 0.163 9406/32,844 3
Lewisham 009A 0.138 11732/32,844 4
Lewisham 007C 0.126 13038/32,844 4
Lewisham 007E 0.086 18458/32,844 6
Lewisham 007A 0.084 18809/32,844 6
Lewisham 009B 0.043 27917/32,844 9
Lewisham 009C 0.04 28539/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Blackheath

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Blackheath 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 007D 0.143 7214/32,844 3
Lewisham 007B 0.123 9324/32,844 3
Lewisham 009A 0.096 13163/32,844 5
Lewisham 009D 0.092 13893/32,844 5
Lewisham 007C 0.076 17164/32,844 6
Lewisham 007E 0.059 21843/32,844 7
Lewisham 007A 0.058 22109/32,844 7
Lewisham 009B 0.028 31167/32,844 10
Lewisham 009C 0.027 31315/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Blackheath

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Blackheath population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (19966/32,844) in Blackheath is less than the adult average rank (27423/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Lewisham 007D 32.876 7479/32,844 3
Lewisham 007C 14.765 17536/32,844 6
Lewisham 007B 11.883 20052/32,844 7
Lewisham 007E 7.45 24536/32,844 8
Lewisham 009D 7.187 24828/32,844 8
Lewisham 009A 5.266 27006/32,844 9
Lewisham 007A 2.639 30176/32,844 10
Lewisham 009C 1.517 31431/32,844 10
Lewisham 009B 1.215 31772/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Blackheath

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 Blackheath. 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 007D 0.478 9353/32,844 3
Lewisham 007C 0.131 14021/32,844 5
Lewisham 009D 0.119 14215/32,844 5
Lewisham 009A -0.178 18803/32,844 6
Lewisham 007B -0.255 19953/32,844 7
Lewisham 007A -0.624 25013/32,844 8
Lewisham 007E -0.694 25861/32,844 8
Lewisham 009B -0.827 27269/32,844 9
Lewisham 009C -0.948 28393/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Blackheath

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 Blackheath. 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 007B 0.901 4381/32,844 2
Lewisham 009B 0.654 7037/32,844 3
Lewisham 007D 0.505 9017/32,844 3
Lewisham 007C 0.504 9023/32,844 3
Lewisham 007A 0.41 10294/32,844 4
Lewisham 009C 0.138 14511/32,844 5
Lewisham 009D 0.118 14842/32,844 5
Lewisham 009A -0.045 17364/32,844 6
Lewisham 007E -0.412 22592/32,844 7

There were 591 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Blackheath in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Blackheath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Blackheath. 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 007D 37.057 3178/32,844 1
Lewisham 009D 34.054 4549/32,844 2
Lewisham 007E 32.301 5468/32,844 2
Lewisham 007B 31.507 5963/32,844 2
Lewisham 007C 31.188 6168/32,844 2
Lewisham 007A 27.841 8570/32,844 3
Lewisham 009A 26.736 9532/32,844 3
Lewisham 009B 26.207 9981/32,844 4
Lewisham 009C 21.002 15499/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Blackheath

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Blackheath. 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 009C 0.603 7905/32,844 3
Lewisham 007B 0.595 7993/32,844 3
Lewisham 009B 0.428 10150/32,844 4
Lewisham 007E 0.418 10272/32,844 4
Lewisham 009D 0.403 10496/32,844 4
Lewisham 007D 0.187 13513/32,844 5
Lewisham 009A 0.096 14961/32,844 5
Lewisham 007A -0.187 19423/32,844 6
Lewisham 007C -0.259 20509/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Blackheath

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Blackheath. 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 007B 1.667 1104/32,844 1
Lewisham 009B 1.552 1453/32,844 1
Lewisham 009D 1.501 1626/32,844 1
Lewisham 009C 1.387 2049/32,844 1
Lewisham 007A 1.284 2511/32,844 1
Lewisham 007D 1.277 2564/32,844 1
Lewisham 007C 1.24 2735/32,844 1
Lewisham 009A 1.118 3386/32,844 2
Lewisham 007E 1.043 3849/32,844 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.