Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, Greater London

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Canary Wharf, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Tower Hamlets. 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 11 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 Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Canary Wharf

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Canary Wharf. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Tower Hamlets.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Tower Hamlets 032E 30.236 7916/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 032A 25.118 10692/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 032C 23.845 11466/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 033D 19.565 14749/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 032B 16.648 17320/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 028I 16.174 17778/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 032D 14.374 19572/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 033B 13.182 20860/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 033C 12.666 21416/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 031F 9.375 25292/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 033A 7.917 27157/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Canary Wharf

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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 Canary Wharf. 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
Tower Hamlets 032A 0.226 5195/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 032E 0.189 7419/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 032C 0.161 9542/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 032B 0.133 12243/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 032D 0.112 14738/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 033B 0.109 15080/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 033C 0.103 15950/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 033D 0.099 16390/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 028I 0.068 22013/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 031F 0.046 27216/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 033A 0.041 28405/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Canary Wharf

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iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Canary Wharf 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
Tower Hamlets 032E 0.121 9525/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 032A 0.116 10218/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 032C 0.081 16023/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 032B 0.058 22131/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 033B 0.055 23146/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 033C 0.049 25130/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 033D 0.048 25283/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 033A 0.043 27005/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 032D 0.037 28681/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 031F 0.028 31102/32,844 10
Tower Hamlets 028I 0.023 31959/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Canary Wharf

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iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Canary Wharf population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17651/32,844) in Canary Wharf is less than the adult average rank (28551/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Tower Hamlets 032E 27.345 9669/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 032A 18.608 14697/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 033D 13.709 18407/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 031F 13.129 18922/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 033B 9.051 22803/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 032D 7.106 24940/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 032C 6.559 25528/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 032B 4.763 27591/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 033C 3.319 29362/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 028I 3.267 29420/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 033A 3.203 29500/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Canary Wharf

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Canary Wharf. 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
Tower Hamlets 032E 0.738 6497/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 032C 0.456 9637/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 032B 0.118 14239/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 032A -0.028 16434/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 033D -0.173 18715/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 031F -0.206 19212/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 033C -0.206 19222/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 028I -0.375 21797/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 033A -0.429 22494/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 032D -0.543 23973/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 033B -0.575 24384/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Canary Wharf

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Canary Wharf. 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
Tower Hamlets 032C 0.397 10497/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 032B 0.041 16021/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 032E -0.021 17007/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 028I -0.142 18773/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 032A -0.493 23682/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 033D -0.553 24499/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 033C -0.594 25023/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 031F -0.965 28814/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 032D -1.071 29625/32,844 10
Tower Hamlets 033A -2.181 32748/32,844 10
Tower Hamlets 033B -2.249 32770/32,844 10

There were 958 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Canary Wharf in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Canary Wharf

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Canary Wharf. 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
Tower Hamlets 033D 43.595 1303/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 032D 41.832 1702/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 032E 36.445 3435/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 032C 35.326 3924/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 033B 33.139 5006/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 033A 32.221 5516/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 028I 30.691 6476/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 032B 30.24 6803/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 032A 27.303 8990/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 031F 24.965 11148/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 033C 24.832 11289/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in Canary Wharf

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Canary Wharf. 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
Tower Hamlets 028I 1.205 2418/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 033D 0.644 7405/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 033B 0.462 9706/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 031F 0.163 13919/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 033A 0.124 14520/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 032E 0.081 15185/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 033C 0.04 15804/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 032D 0.039 15828/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 032C -0.176 19249/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 032B -0.258 20501/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 032A -0.391 22428/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Canary Wharf

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Canary Wharf. 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
Tower Hamlets 028I 1.811 752/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 032C 1.55 1459/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 033C 1.38 2080/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 032A 1.285 2505/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 033D 1.274 2580/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 032B 0.957 4448/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 031F 0.831 5395/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 032E 0.665 6806/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 032D 0.494 8477/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 033A -0.784 27226/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 033B -0.868 28189/32,844 9

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.