Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Erith, Bexley

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Erith, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bexley. 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 9 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 Erith 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 Erith. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Erith

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 Erith. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bexley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bexley 010A 30.905 7599/32,844 3
Bexley 004B 30.082 7988/32,844 3
Bexley 004A 29.529 8247/32,844 3
Bexley 008A 29.344 8331/32,844 3
Bexley 004C 28.889 8556/32,844 3
Bexley 004D 23.784 11511/32,844 4
Bexley 005B 23.537 11661/32,844 4
Bexley 005C 23.276 11865/32,844 4
Bexley 005D 14.648 19290/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Erith

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 Erith. 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
Bexley 004B 0.22 5513/32,844 2
Bexley 010A 0.205 6346/32,844 2
Bexley 004A 0.198 6803/32,844 3
Bexley 004D 0.18 8051/32,844 3
Bexley 004C 0.175 8393/32,844 3
Bexley 005B 0.159 9683/32,844 3
Bexley 005C 0.15 10525/32,844 4
Bexley 008A 0.135 11999/32,844 4
Bexley 005D 0.096 16991/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Erith

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Erith 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
Bexley 010A 0.165 5354/32,844 2
Bexley 004B 0.126 9014/32,844 3
Bexley 004A 0.123 9269/32,844 3
Bexley 004C 0.113 10567/32,844 4
Bexley 005B 0.106 11589/32,844 4
Bexley 008A 0.106 11637/32,844 4
Bexley 004D 0.102 12227/32,844 4
Bexley 005C 0.084 15402/32,844 5
Bexley 005D 0.069 18927/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Erith

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Erith population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12224/32,844) in Erith is more than the adult average rank (10673/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bexley 008A 37.08 6169/32,844 2
Bexley 010A 36.267 6357/32,844 2
Bexley 004B 23.039 11880/32,844 4
Bexley 004A 22.344 12324/32,844 4
Bexley 004D 22.216 12404/32,844 4
Bexley 004C 21.194 13027/32,844 4
Bexley 005B 21.148 13047/32,844 4
Bexley 005C 20.805 13265/32,844 5
Bexley 005D 19.482 14097/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Erith

5
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 Erith. 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
Bexley 004C 0.175 13397/32,844 5
Bexley 008A 0.174 13403/32,844 5
Bexley 004B 0.148 13754/32,844 5
Bexley 004D -0.075 17183/32,844 6
Bexley 005C -0.179 18819/32,844 6
Bexley 004A -0.18 18842/32,844 6
Bexley 010A -0.195 19056/32,844 6
Bexley 005B -0.249 19848/32,844 7
Bexley 005D -0.606 24785/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Erith

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 Erith. 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
Bexley 004A 1.236 2054/32,844 1
Bexley 005C 0.633 7299/32,844 3
Bexley 008A 0.578 8019/32,844 3
Bexley 004B 0.508 8973/32,844 3
Bexley 004C 0.393 10551/32,844 4
Bexley 004D 0.351 11149/32,844 4
Bexley 005B 0.336 11406/32,844 4
Bexley 010A 0.237 12910/32,844 4
Bexley 005D -0.239 20189/32,844 7

There were 247 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Erith in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Erith

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Erith. 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
Bexley 008A 46.339 832/32,844 1
Bexley 004C 39.923 2209/32,844 1
Bexley 004B 37.505 3017/32,844 1
Bexley 005B 33.431 4861/32,844 2
Bexley 004A 33.367 4897/32,844 2
Bexley 005C 33.11 5018/32,844 2
Bexley 010A 33.023 5063/32,844 2
Bexley 004D 22.572 13676/32,844 5
Bexley 005D 20.98 15531/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Erith

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Erith. 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
Bexley 004C 0.761 6103/32,844 2
Bexley 004D 0.635 7519/32,844 3
Bexley 005D 0.518 8929/32,844 3
Bexley 005C 0.375 10873/32,844 4
Bexley 004B 0.088 15068/32,844 5
Bexley 005B 0.018 16162/32,844 5
Bexley 010A -0.227 20025/32,844 7
Bexley 008A -0.259 20505/32,844 7
Bexley 004A -0.905 28242/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Erith

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Erith. 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
Bexley 004A 0.747 6075/32,844 2
Bexley 008A 0.475 8665/32,844 3
Bexley 005B 0.416 9309/32,844 3
Bexley 005C 0.397 9529/32,844 3
Bexley 010A 0.309 10621/32,844 4
Bexley 005D 0.298 10774/32,844 4
Bexley 004D 0.215 11929/32,844 4
Bexley 004C 0.11 13485/32,844 5
Bexley 004B 0.008 15165/32,844 5

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.