Deprivation Statistics for Chelsea Riverside, Kensington and Chelsea

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Chelsea Riverside, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Chelsea Riverside, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Kensington and Chelsea. 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 8 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 Chelsea Riverside 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 Chelsea Riverside. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Chelsea Riverside

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Chelsea Riverside. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Kensington and Chelsea.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Kensington and Chelsea 021C 47.396 2593/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021D 42.608 3564/32,844 2
Kensington and Chelsea 021A 37.672 4981/32,844 2
Kensington and Chelsea 021B 26.462 9898/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 018A 21.45 13213/32,844 5
Kensington and Chelsea 019B 21.021 13544/32,844 5
Kensington and Chelsea 019A 17.02 16966/32,844 6
Kensington and Chelsea 018B 8.274 26730/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Chelsea Riverside

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 Chelsea Riverside. 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
Kensington and Chelsea 021C 0.363 823/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021D 0.287 2637/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021A 0.273 3109/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021B 0.15 10534/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 018A 0.135 11998/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 019B 0.126 12972/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 019A 0.084 18863/32,844 6
Kensington and Chelsea 018B 0.01 32776/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Chelsea Riverside

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Chelsea Riverside 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
Kensington and Chelsea 021C 0.222 2197/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021D 0.222 2201/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021A 0.177 4491/32,844 2
Kensington and Chelsea 021B 0.117 10111/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 018A 0.113 10605/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 019B 0.09 14321/32,844 5
Kensington and Chelsea 019A 0.052 24033/32,844 8
Kensington and Chelsea 018B 0.008 32795/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Chelsea Riverside

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Chelsea Riverside population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (24372/32,844) in Chelsea Riverside is less than the adult average rank (25821/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Kensington and Chelsea 021C 17.635 15369/32,844 5
Kensington and Chelsea 021D 14.707 17581/32,844 6
Kensington and Chelsea 021A 10.131 21689/32,844 7
Kensington and Chelsea 018A 5.284 26981/32,844 9
Kensington and Chelsea 021B 3.549 29071/32,844 9
Kensington and Chelsea 019B 2.09 30797/32,844 10
Kensington and Chelsea 019A 1.149 31848/32,844 10
Kensington and Chelsea 018B 0.845 32192/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Chelsea Riverside

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 Chelsea Riverside. 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
Kensington and Chelsea 021D 0.61 7814/32,844 3
Kensington and Chelsea 021C 0.272 12016/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 021B 0.055 15154/32,844 5
Kensington and Chelsea 021A -0.228 19544/32,844 6
Kensington and Chelsea 019B -0.716 26081/32,844 8
Kensington and Chelsea 018A -0.886 27859/32,844 9
Kensington and Chelsea 019A -1.089 29510/32,844 9
Kensington and Chelsea 018B -2.973 32836/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Chelsea Riverside

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Chelsea Riverside. 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
Kensington and Chelsea 021B 0.922 4207/32,844 2
Kensington and Chelsea 021A 0.862 4782/32,844 2
Kensington and Chelsea 021D 0.608 7629/32,844 3
Kensington and Chelsea 021C 0.579 8013/32,844 3
Kensington and Chelsea 019A 0.372 10838/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 018B 0.326 11550/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 019B 0.139 14487/32,844 5
Kensington and Chelsea 018A 0.04 16053/32,844 5

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Chelsea Riverside

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Chelsea Riverside. 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
Kensington and Chelsea 021C 41.628 1747/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021A 38.622 2618/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021D 37.314 3096/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 019B 36.413 3451/32,844 2
Kensington and Chelsea 019A 36.126 3570/32,844 2
Kensington and Chelsea 021B 35.776 3738/32,844 2
Kensington and Chelsea 018A 32.203 5525/32,844 2
Kensington and Chelsea 018B 26.726 9540/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Chelsea Riverside

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Chelsea Riverside. 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
Kensington and Chelsea 019A 0.491 9321/32,844 3
Kensington and Chelsea 018A 0.369 10961/32,844 4
Kensington and Chelsea 019B 0.132 14407/32,844 5
Kensington and Chelsea 018B -0.154 18898/32,844 6
Kensington and Chelsea 021A -0.206 19701/32,844 6
Kensington and Chelsea 021B -0.473 23552/32,844 8
Kensington and Chelsea 021D -0.717 26475/32,844 9
Kensington and Chelsea 021C -0.928 28447/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Chelsea Riverside

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Chelsea Riverside. 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
Kensington and Chelsea 021A 2.433 37/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 019B 2.365 57/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021C 2.202 167/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021B 2.101 272/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 021D 2.072 314/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 019A 2.049 344/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 018B 1.881 604/32,844 1
Kensington and Chelsea 018A 1.741 912/32,844 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.