Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Heath, Barking and Dagenham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Heath, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London

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

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Overall Deprivation in Heath

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 Heath. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Barking and Dagenham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Barking and Dagenham 006C 46.283 2802/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 007A 39.89 4296/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006B 36.154 5475/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006E 35.283 5791/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 004A 33.371 6520/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006D 26.669 9781/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Heath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Heath. 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
Barking and Dagenham 006C 0.303 2125/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 007A 0.228 5065/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006E 0.208 6220/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006B 0.202 6512/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 004A 0.181 7943/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 006D 0.143 11124/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Heath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Heath 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
Barking and Dagenham 006C 0.186 3923/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 007A 0.173 4770/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006E 0.13 8440/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 006B 0.129 8627/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 004A 0.124 9225/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 006D 0.088 14664/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Heath

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 Heath population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12931/32,844) in Heath is more than the adult average rank (5920/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barking and Dagenham 006C 39.776 5414/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 004A 37.624 6017/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006D 30.73 8286/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 007A 26.185 10220/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 006B 25.54 10548/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 006E 24.438 11115/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Heath

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Heath. 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
Barking and Dagenham 006C 1.013 4136/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 007A 0.817 5745/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006E 0.39 10490/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 004A 0.286 11816/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 006B 0.282 11879/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 006D -0.143 18285/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Heath

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 Heath. 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
Barking and Dagenham 006B 1.109 2737/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 006D 0.558 8288/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 004A 0.342 11295/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 007A 0.324 11574/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 006E 0.212 13303/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 006C 0.145 14393/32,844 5

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Heath

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Heath. 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
Barking and Dagenham 006E 50.054 310/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 006C 49.627 375/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 006B 48.53 509/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 007A 47.453 634/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 006D 45.088 1042/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 004A 41.886 1689/32,844 1

Inside Environment Deprivation in Heath

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Heath. 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
Barking and Dagenham 006E 0.577 8224/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 004A 0.525 8854/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 007A 0.188 13496/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 006D -0.236 20172/32,844 7
Barking and Dagenham 006B -0.393 22458/32,844 7
Barking and Dagenham 006C -0.551 24546/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Heath

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Heath. 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
Barking and Dagenham 006B 1.316 2365/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 007A 1.061 3724/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 004A 1.056 3765/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006E 0.845 5273/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006D 0.776 5836/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 006C 0.651 6930/32,844 3

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.