Deprivation Statistics for Buckhurst Hill East, Epping Forest

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Buckhurst Hill East, Epping Forest, Essex

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Buckhurst Hill East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Epping Forest. 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 3 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 Buckhurst Hill East 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 Buckhurst Hill East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Buckhurst Hill East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Buckhurst Hill East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Epping Forest.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Epping Forest 015A 14.284 19657/32,844 6
Epping Forest 015B 12.375 21745/32,844 7
Epping Forest 015C 8.766 26097/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Buckhurst Hill East

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 Buckhurst Hill East. 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
Epping Forest 015A 0.109 15116/32,844 5
Epping Forest 015B 0.104 15789/32,844 5
Epping Forest 015C 0.053 25367/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Buckhurst Hill East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Buckhurst Hill East 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
Epping Forest 015A 0.077 16939/32,844 6
Epping Forest 015B 0.057 22505/32,844 7
Epping Forest 015C 0.051 24495/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Buckhurst Hill East

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 Buckhurst Hill East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (19043/32,844) in Buckhurst Hill East is more than the adult average rank (17958/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Epping Forest 015A 16.89 15892/32,844 5
Epping Forest 015C 11.729 20209/32,844 7
Epping Forest 015B 11.227 20692/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Buckhurst Hill East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Buckhurst Hill East. 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
Epping Forest 015B -0.182 18867/32,844 6
Epping Forest 015A -0.588 24570/32,844 8
Epping Forest 015C -1.1 29596/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Buckhurst Hill East

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 Buckhurst Hill East. 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
Epping Forest 015C 0.342 11287/32,844 4
Epping Forest 015A 0.298 11962/32,844 4
Epping Forest 015B 0.19 13670/32,844 5

There were 69 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Buckhurst Hill East in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Buckhurst Hill East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Buckhurst Hill East. 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
Epping Forest 015C 13.568 24734/32,844 8
Epping Forest 015B 13.133 25235/32,844 8
Epping Forest 015A 10.511 28115/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Buckhurst Hill East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Buckhurst Hill East. 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
Epping Forest 015A -0.048 17223/32,844 6
Epping Forest 015B -0.14 18666/32,844 6
Epping Forest 015C -0.159 18991/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Buckhurst Hill East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Buckhurst Hill East. 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
Epping Forest 015C 0.351 10090/32,844 4
Epping Forest 015A 0.331 10340/32,844 4
Epping Forest 015B 0.224 11792/32,844 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.