Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Harlesden, Brent

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Harlesden

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Harlesden. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Brent.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Brent 025B 53.09 1713/32,844 1
Brent 025F 46.028 2844/32,844 1
Brent 031B 44.228 3221/32,844 1
Brent 025D 42.123 3682/32,844 2
Brent 025E 34.204 6182/32,844 2
Brent 031C 33.636 6401/32,844 2
Brent 031A 31.722 7193/32,844 3
Brent 025C 31.433 7331/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Harlesden

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Harlesden. 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
Brent 025B 0.318 1720/32,844 1
Brent 025D 0.299 2236/32,844 1
Brent 025F 0.293 2425/32,844 1
Brent 031B 0.274 3081/32,844 1
Brent 031C 0.216 5743/32,844 2
Brent 025C 0.216 5769/32,844 2
Brent 025E 0.185 7683/32,844 3
Brent 031A 0.181 7991/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Harlesden

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Harlesden 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
Brent 025B 0.231 1871/32,844 1
Brent 025F 0.208 2794/32,844 1
Brent 025D 0.206 2879/32,844 1
Brent 031B 0.192 3599/32,844 2
Brent 025E 0.15 6578/32,844 3
Brent 031C 0.14 7448/32,844 3
Brent 025C 0.13 8532/32,844 3
Brent 031A 0.117 10092/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Harlesden

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 Harlesden population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14443/32,844) in Harlesden is more than the adult average rank (7605/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Brent 031A 35.891 6471/32,844 2
Brent 025B 31.536 7977/32,844 3
Brent 031B 30.782 8272/32,844 3
Brent 025E 26.326 10142/32,844 4
Brent 031C 25.254 10696/32,844 4
Brent 025D 23.043 11876/32,844 4
Brent 025C 21.356 12939/32,844 4
Brent 025F 19.59 14024/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Harlesden

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 Harlesden. 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
Brent 025B 0.288 11785/32,844 4
Brent 025F 0.166 13531/32,844 5
Brent 025D 0.085 14741/32,844 5
Brent 031B 0.079 14824/32,844 5
Brent 025E -0.035 16538/32,844 6
Brent 025C -0.268 20173/32,844 7
Brent 031C -0.32 20962/32,844 7
Brent 031A -0.516 23631/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Harlesden

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 Harlesden. 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
Brent 031B 1.258 1935/32,844 1
Brent 031C 1.023 3354/32,844 2
Brent 025F 1.021 3363/32,844 2
Brent 025B 0.997 3543/32,844 2
Brent 031A 0.941 4019/32,844 2
Brent 025E 0.823 5191/32,844 2
Brent 025D 0.507 8986/32,844 3
Brent 025C 0.149 14328/32,844 5

There were 584 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Harlesden in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Harlesden

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Harlesden. 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
Brent 025F 50.876 225/32,844 1
Brent 025B 50.192 297/32,844 1
Brent 025C 48.436 520/32,844 1
Brent 025D 46.846 739/32,844 1
Brent 025E 43.218 1382/32,844 1
Brent 031B 39.809 2253/32,844 1
Brent 031C 37.901 2869/32,844 1
Brent 031A 36.516 3410/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Harlesden

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Harlesden. 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
Brent 025B 0.485 9409/32,844 3
Brent 031A 0.353 11158/32,844 4
Brent 025E 0.266 12355/32,844 4
Brent 031B 0.239 12752/32,844 4
Brent 025C -0.047 17208/32,844 6
Brent 031C -0.121 18375/32,844 6
Brent 025F -0.141 18679/32,844 6
Brent 025D -0.852 27791/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Harlesden

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Harlesden. 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
Brent 025B 1.882 602/32,844 1
Brent 031B 1.755 880/32,844 1
Brent 031C 1.683 1051/32,844 1
Brent 025F 1.606 1285/32,844 1
Brent 031A 1.512 1586/32,844 1
Brent 025D 1.285 2507/32,844 1
Brent 025E 1.272 2591/32,844 1
Brent 025C 1.11 3438/32,844 2

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.