Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Dalston, Hackney

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Dalston

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Dalston. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Hackney.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Hackney 021G 33.618 6411/32,844 2
Hackney 020A 32.844 6737/32,844 3
Hackney 021B 32.017 7078/32,844 3
Hackney 020B 31.098 7497/32,844 3
Hackney 014B 31.063 7514/32,844 3
Hackney 021H 30.151 7953/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Dalston

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 Dalston. 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
Hackney 021B 0.2 6670/32,844 3
Hackney 020A 0.177 8279/32,844 3
Hackney 014B 0.16 9610/32,844 3
Hackney 020B 0.155 10080/32,844 4
Hackney 021G 0.144 11031/32,844 4
Hackney 021H 0.138 11673/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Dalston

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Dalston 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
Hackney 021B 0.118 9957/32,844 4
Hackney 020A 0.115 10359/32,844 4
Hackney 020B 0.105 11706/32,844 4
Hackney 021G 0.09 14212/32,844 5
Hackney 014B 0.08 16214/32,844 5
Hackney 021H 0.071 18620/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Dalston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Dalston population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18683/32,844) in Dalston is less than the adult average rank (28008/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Hackney 021G 11.399 20523/32,844 7
Hackney 021B 9.827 22018/32,844 7
Hackney 021H 9.579 22286/32,844 7
Hackney 014B 8.647 23257/32,844 8
Hackney 020A 7.353 24647/32,844 8
Hackney 020B 3.557 29061/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Dalston

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Dalston. 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
Hackney 014B 1.035 3967/32,844 2
Hackney 020B 0.651 7383/32,844 3
Hackney 021G 0.557 8427/32,844 3
Hackney 021H 0.477 9365/32,844 3
Hackney 021B 0.467 9497/32,844 3
Hackney 020A 0.256 12238/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Dalston

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Dalston. 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
Hackney 021G 1.944 257/32,844 1
Hackney 021H 1.359 1509/32,844 1
Hackney 020A 1.341 1579/32,844 1
Hackney 014B 1.209 2186/32,844 1
Hackney 021B 0.925 4173/32,844 2
Hackney 020B 0.808 5321/32,844 2

There were 22 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Dalston in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Dalston

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Dalston. 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
Hackney 021H 45.512 967/32,844 1
Hackney 021G 45.243 1020/32,844 1
Hackney 020A 45.002 1057/32,844 1
Hackney 014B 41.563 1760/32,844 1
Hackney 020B 40.48 2053/32,844 1
Hackney 021B 40.315 2111/32,844 1

Inside Environment Deprivation in Dalston

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Dalston. 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
Hackney 020B 0.649 7339/32,844 3
Hackney 021H 0.069 15387/32,844 5
Hackney 020A -0.158 18976/32,844 6
Hackney 021B -0.304 21213/32,844 7
Hackney 021G -0.401 22569/32,844 7
Hackney 014B -0.426 22902/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Dalston

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Dalston. 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
Hackney 021H 2.026 375/32,844 1
Hackney 021G 2.016 393/32,844 1
Hackney 020B 1.994 423/32,844 1
Hackney 020A 1.946 492/32,844 1
Hackney 021B 1.934 513/32,844 1
Hackney 014B 1.699 1013/32,844 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.