Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Higham Hill, Waltham Forest

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Higham Hill, Waltham Forest, Greater London

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

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Overall Deprivation in Higham Hill

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Higham Hill. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Waltham Forest.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Waltham Forest 009B 47.476 2576/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 009A 37.907 4902/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 009D 32.696 6798/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 009E 30.776 7659/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 009C 29.213 8395/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 014D 28.71 8644/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 014C 22.183 12638/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Higham Hill

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 Higham Hill. 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
Waltham Forest 009B 0.313 1850/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 009A 0.263 3469/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 009D 0.228 5071/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 014D 0.191 7264/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 009E 0.182 7885/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 009C 0.18 8027/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 014C 0.123 13378/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Higham Hill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Higham Hill 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
Waltham Forest 009B 0.196 3334/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 009A 0.162 5608/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 009D 0.133 8172/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 009C 0.114 10436/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 014D 0.114 10481/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 009E 0.097 13000/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 014C 0.086 15108/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Higham Hill

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 Higham Hill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14294/32,844) in Higham Hill is more than the adult average rank (9375/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Waltham Forest 009B 32.56 7596/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 009E 27.794 9484/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 009A 27.457 9619/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 014C 23.565 11581/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 009D 21.448 12889/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 014D 20.966 13161/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 009C 20.914 13196/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Higham Hill

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Higham Hill. 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
Waltham Forest 009A 0.55 8515/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 014D 0.34 11093/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 009B 0.284 11849/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 009E 0.052 15192/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 014C -0.03 16452/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 009C -0.07 17094/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 009D -0.39 21987/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Higham Hill

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 Higham Hill. 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
Waltham Forest 009B 1.177 2365/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 009E 0.934 4090/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 009D 0.643 7167/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 009C 0.57 8140/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 009A 0.289 12119/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 014C 0.225 13112/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 014D 0.081 15389/32,844 5

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Higham Hill

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Higham Hill. 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
Waltham Forest 009B 41.613 1751/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 009A 39.139 2440/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 014D 38.31 2732/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 009E 36.449 3434/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 009D 34.922 4123/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 014C 34.162 4493/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 009C 33.392 4879/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Higham Hill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Higham Hill. 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
Waltham Forest 009D 0.903 4679/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 009C 0.797 5720/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 009E 0.444 9944/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 009B 0.387 10714/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 014D 0.24 12735/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 009A 0.163 13927/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 014C 0.135 14367/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Higham Hill

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Higham Hill. 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
Waltham Forest 009E 1.419 1896/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 009B 1.386 2052/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 009A 1.232 2764/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 009C 1.229 2772/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 009D 1.072 3652/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 014D 0.995 4165/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 014C 0.97 4354/32,844 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.