Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Figge’s Marsh, Merton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Figge's Marsh, Merton, Greater London

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Figge's Marsh, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Merton. 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 Figge's Marsh 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 Figge's Marsh. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Figge's Marsh

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 Figge's Marsh. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Merton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Merton 014B 38.478 4736/32,844 2
Merton 018D 33.578 6427/32,844 2
Merton 014A 30.21 7930/32,844 3
Merton 013B 25.835 10292/32,844 4
Merton 013C 22.957 12084/32,844 4
Merton 013D 17.066 16933/32,844 6
Merton 013A 15.919 18023/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Figge's Marsh

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 Figge's Marsh. 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
Merton 014B 0.276 3006/32,844 1
Merton 018D 0.254 3824/32,844 2
Merton 013B 0.188 7473/32,844 3
Merton 014A 0.185 7690/32,844 3
Merton 013C 0.116 14169/32,844 5
Merton 013A 0.102 15983/32,844 5
Merton 013D 0.098 16634/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Figge's Marsh

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Figge's Marsh 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
Merton 014B 0.173 4768/32,844 2
Merton 018D 0.15 6601/32,844 3
Merton 014A 0.132 8327/32,844 3
Merton 013B 0.09 14316/32,844 5
Merton 013C 0.082 15929/32,844 5
Merton 013A 0.062 20945/32,844 7
Merton 013D 0.052 24138/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Figge's Marsh

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Figge's Marsh population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17940/32,844) in Figge's Marsh is more than the adult average rank (12226/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Merton 014A 25.073 10791/32,844 4
Merton 014B 24.578 11049/32,844 4
Merton 018D 22.564 12204/32,844 4
Merton 013B 17.218 15655/32,844 5
Merton 013C 14.497 17762/32,844 6
Merton 013D 13.332 18740/32,844 6
Merton 013A 13.186 18885/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Figge's Marsh

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 Figge's Marsh. 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
Merton 018D 0.286 11813/32,844 4
Merton 013C 0.261 12169/32,844 4
Merton 014B 0.187 13249/32,844 5
Merton 013B 0.003 15949/32,844 5
Merton 014A -0.143 18281/32,844 6
Merton 013D -0.589 24573/32,844 8
Merton 013A -0.875 27765/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Figge's Marsh

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 Figge's Marsh. 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
Merton 013B 1.163 2447/32,844 1
Merton 013D 1.077 2951/32,844 1
Merton 013C 0.968 3780/32,844 2
Merton 014A 0.814 5265/32,844 2
Merton 018D 0.621 7431/32,844 3
Merton 013A 0.367 10930/32,844 4
Merton 014B 0.15 14303/32,844 5

There were 1 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Figge's Marsh in February 2024
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Barriers to Housing and Services in Figge's Marsh

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Figge's Marsh. 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
Merton 014B 49.079 442/32,844 1
Merton 014A 35.967 3658/32,844 2
Merton 013A 28.952 7706/32,844 3
Merton 018D 27.468 8856/32,844 3
Merton 013C 26.406 9802/32,844 3
Merton 013B 22.963 13254/32,844 5
Merton 013D 20.812 15703/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Figge's Marsh

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Figge's Marsh. 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
Merton 013C 0.247 12634/32,844 4
Merton 018D 0.176 13715/32,844 5
Merton 013D 0.111 14731/32,844 5
Merton 013B -0.021 16794/32,844 6
Merton 014A -0.051 17271/32,844 6
Merton 013A -0.263 20559/32,844 7
Merton 014B -0.877 28014/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Figge's Marsh

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Figge's Marsh. 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
Merton 013A 1.44 1822/32,844 1
Merton 013D 1.384 2060/32,844 1
Merton 014A 1.321 2341/32,844 1
Merton 013C 1.309 2399/32,844 1
Merton 013B 1.294 2463/32,844 1
Merton 018D 1.281 2536/32,844 1
Merton 014B 1.133 3309/32,844 2

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.


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