Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Graveney, Merton

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

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Graveney, 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 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 Graveney 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 Graveney. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Graveney

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Graveney. 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 007A	16.083	17864/32,844	6
Merton 007E	15.226	18705/32,844	6
Merton 007D	14.111	19838/32,844	7
Merton 008C	14.033	19916/32,844	7
Merton 007C	12.299	21834/32,844	7
Merton 007B	11.9	22275/32,844	7

Income Deprivation in Graveney

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Graveney. 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 007A	0.114	14407/32,844	5
Merton 007D	0.105	15690/32,844	5
Merton 007E	0.093	17377/32,844	6
Merton 007B	0.084	18895/32,844	6
Merton 007C	0.082	19236/32,844	6
Merton 008C	0.075	20584/32,844	7

Employment Deprivation in Graveney

Good

iLivehere Rating 3/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Graveney 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 007D	0.072	18213/32,844	6
Merton 007E	0.065	19994/32,844	7
Merton 007A	0.061	21169/32,844	7
Merton 007B	0.053	23808/32,844	8
Merton 008C	0.053	23860/32,844	8
Merton 007C	0.051	24286/32,844	8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Graveney

Good

iLivehere Rating 3/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Graveney population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (24975/32,844) in Graveney is more than the adult average rank (18547/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Merton 007A	11.728	20213/32,844	7
Merton 007B	11.659	20272/32,844	7
Merton 007E	10.862	21024/32,844	7
Merton 008C	9.602	22259/32,844	7
Merton 007D	8.147	23793/32,844	8
Merton 007C	6.445	25660/32,844	8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Graveney

Good

iLivehere Rating 3/10

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 Graveney. 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 008C	-0.078	17231/32,844	6
Merton 007A	-0.329	21103/32,844	7
Merton 007E	-0.484	23186/32,844	8
Merton 007D	-0.765	26623/32,844	9
Merton 007C	-1.014	28946/32,844	9
Merton 007B	-1.027	29043/32,844	9

Crime Deprivation in Graveney

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Graveney. 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 007B	0.468	9497/32,844	3
Merton 007E	0.361	10999/32,844	4
Merton 007A	0.242	12848/32,844	4
Merton 007C	0.168	14032/32,844	5
Merton 007D	-0.051	17439/32,844	6
Merton 008C	-0.117	18386/32,844	6

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Graveney in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Graveney

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Graveney. 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 008C	24.238	11895/32,844	4
Merton 007A	22.661	13566/32,844	5
Merton 007D	20.679	15854/32,844	5
Merton 007E	20.283	16320/32,844	5
Merton 007C	19.758	16932/32,844	6
Merton 007B	19.279	17538/32,844	6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Graveney

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Graveney. 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 007C	0.423	10200/32,844	4
Merton 007E	0.348	11232/32,844	4
Merton 008C	0.32	11625/32,844	4
Merton 007A	0.304	11828/32,844	4
Merton 007D	0.178	13659/32,844	5
Merton 007B	-0.221	19930/32,844	7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Graveney

Very Bad

iLivehere Rating 9/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Graveney. 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 008C	1.394	2011/32,844	1
Merton 007C	1.353	2204/32,844	1
Merton 007D	1.222	2820/32,844	1
Merton 007E	1.221	2827/32,844	1
Merton 007A	1.127	3337/32,844	2
Merton 007B	0.827	5420/32,844	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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