Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Canonbury, Islington

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

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Canonbury, 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 Canonbury 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 Canonbury. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Canonbury

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Canonbury. 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 016C 40.041 4250/32,844 2
Islington 018A 36.798 5269/32,844 2
Islington 014A 34.594 6033/32,844 2
Islington 014C 28.168 8938/32,844 3
Islington 016A 22.402 12461/32,844 4
Islington 014B 19.385 14929/32,844 5
Islington 016B 16.71 17270/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Canonbury

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Canonbury. 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 016C 0.312 1878/32,844 1
Islington 014A 0.258 3659/32,844 2
Islington 018A 0.242 4390/32,844 2
Islington 014C 0.164 9314/32,844 3
Islington 016A 0.156 9938/32,844 4
Islington 016B 0.1 16349/32,844 5
Islington 014B 0.096 16977/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Canonbury

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Canonbury 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 016C 0.18 4285/32,844 2
Islington 018A 0.169 5018/32,844 2
Islington 014A 0.147 6835/32,844 3
Islington 014C 0.118 9981/32,844 4
Islington 016A 0.088 14599/32,844 5
Islington 016B 0.072 18249/32,844 6
Islington 014B 0.065 20116/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Canonbury

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Canonbury population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12170/32,844) in Canonbury is less than the adult average rank (23662/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Islington 016C 25.618 10507/32,844 4
Islington 014C 20.917 13192/32,844 5
Islington 018A 17.952 15166/32,844 5
Islington 014A 13.937 18216/32,844 6
Islington 016B 11.058 20844/32,844 7
Islington 016A 10.784 21096/32,844 7
Islington 014B 10.165 21662/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Canonbury

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 Canonbury. 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 014A 0.879 5227/32,844 2
Islington 016C 0.723 6652/32,844 3
Islington 018A 0.628 7620/32,844 3
Islington 014C 0.351 10957/32,844 4
Islington 016A -0.073 17147/32,844 6
Islington 014B -0.226 19508/32,844 6
Islington 016B -0.504 23474/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Canonbury

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 Canonbury. 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 018A 0.876 4618/32,844 2
Islington 016A 0.841 5005/32,844 2
Islington 014C 0.83 5113/32,844 2
Islington 014B 0.817 5233/32,844 2
Islington 016B 0.735 6121/32,844 2
Islington 014A 0.508 8976/32,844 3
Islington 016C 0.451 9753/32,844 3

There were 1 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Canonbury in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Canonbury

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Canonbury. 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 014A 29.082 7585/32,844 3
Islington 018A 28.934 7717/32,844 3
Islington 016C 28.756 7850/32,844 3
Islington 014C 25.557 10609/32,844 4
Islington 016A 24.761 11358/32,844 4
Islington 014B 23.647 12494/32,844 4
Islington 016B 21.892 14447/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Canonbury

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Canonbury. 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 014B 0.421 10234/32,844 4
Islington 018A -0.07 17578/32,844 6
Islington 014C -0.133 18557/32,844 6
Islington 016A -0.678 26095/32,844 8
Islington 014A -0.816 27487/32,844 9
Islington 016B -0.866 27916/32,844 9
Islington 016C -1.018 29180/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Canonbury

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Canonbury. 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 014A 1.98 446/32,844 1
Islington 014B 1.922 535/32,844 1
Islington 016A 1.92 538/32,844 1
Islington 018A 1.907 565/32,844 1
Islington 014C 1.9 576/32,844 1
Islington 016B 1.841 669/32,844 1
Islington 016C 1.773 839/32,844 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.