Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Cheam, Sutton

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

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Cheam, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Sutton. 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 6 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 Cheam 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 Cheam. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Cheam

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Cheam. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Sutton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Sutton 016B 10.447 23943/32,844 8
Sutton 016A 9.204 25524/32,844 8
Sutton 009A 6.163 29262/32,844 9
Sutton 025D 4.659 30843/32,844 10
Sutton 016C 2.793 32340/32,844 10
Sutton 025E 2.751 32359/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Cheam

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Cheam. 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
Sutton 016B 0.074 20782/32,844 7
Sutton 016A 0.073 20848/32,844 7
Sutton 009A 0.051 25811/32,844 8
Sutton 025E 0.031 30523/32,844 10
Sutton 016C 0.027 31252/32,844 10
Sutton 025D 0.023 31866/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Cheam

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Cheam 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
Sutton 016A 0.057 22436/32,844 7
Sutton 016B 0.055 23223/32,844 8
Sutton 009A 0.032 30057/32,844 10
Sutton 016C 0.027 31324/32,844 10
Sutton 025E 0.019 32297/32,844 10
Sutton 025D 0.019 32378/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Cheam

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Cheam population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (30160/32,844) in Cheam is more than the adult average rank (25438/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sutton 009A 9.726 22125/32,844 7
Sutton 016A 5.648 26560/32,844 9
Sutton 016B 5.606 26598/32,844 9
Sutton 025D 2.149 30726/32,844 10
Sutton 025E 0.843 32195/32,844 10
Sutton 016C 0.792 32250/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Cheam

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Cheam. 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
Sutton 016B -0.092 17446/32,844 6
Sutton 016A -0.834 27329/32,844 9
Sutton 016C -1.353 31122/32,844 10
Sutton 009A -1.37 31217/32,844 10
Sutton 025D -1.495 31686/32,844 10
Sutton 025E -1.742 32289/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Cheam

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Cheam. 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
Sutton 016B -0.008 16800/32,844 6
Sutton 016C -0.489 23615/32,844 8
Sutton 009A -0.555 24512/32,844 8
Sutton 016A -0.854 27837/32,844 9
Sutton 025D -1.029 29338/32,844 9
Sutton 025E -1.177 30339/32,844 10

There were 10 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Cheam in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Cheam

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Cheam. 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
Sutton 025D 31.169 6180/32,844 2
Sutton 025E 20.211 16406/32,844 5
Sutton 009A 19.179 17643/32,844 6
Sutton 016A 18.917 17960/32,844 6
Sutton 016B 17.028 20402/32,844 7
Sutton 016C 15.31 22612/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Cheam

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Cheam. 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
Sutton 016A 0.262 12403/32,844 4
Sutton 009A -0.08 17730/32,844 6
Sutton 016B -0.128 18486/32,844 6
Sutton 016C -0.713 26436/32,844 9
Sutton 025D -0.748 26814/32,844 9
Sutton 025E -0.783 27165/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Cheam

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Cheam. 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
Sutton 016A 0.5 8421/32,844 3
Sutton 016B 0.363 9949/32,844 4
Sutton 009A 0.091 13832/32,844 5
Sutton 016C 0.036 14717/32,844 5
Sutton 025E 0.027 14843/32,844 5
Sutton 025D -0.197 18600/32,844 6

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.