Deprivation Statistics for Holborn and Covent Garden, Camden

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Holborn and Covent Garden, Camden, Greater London

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

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Overall Deprivation in Holborn and Covent Garden

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Holborn and Covent Garden. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Camden.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Camden 027C 34.957 5902/32,844 2
Islington 022F 24.493 11070/32,844 4
Camden 027A 23.058 12012/32,844 4
Camden 028D 21.741 12962/32,844 4
Camden 028C 20.684 13788/32,844 5
Camden 027B 19.491 14830/32,844 5
Camden 027D 15.017 18902/32,844 6
Camden 028B 13.106 20943/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Holborn and Covent Garden

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 Holborn and Covent Garden. 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
Camden 027C 0.278 2945/32,844 1
Camden 027A 0.195 6958/32,844 3
Islington 022F 0.172 8612/32,844 3
Camden 027B 0.135 12013/32,844 4
Camden 028C 0.131 12436/32,844 4
Camden 028D 0.116 14218/32,844 5
Camden 027D 0.113 14510/32,844 5
Camden 028B 0.073 20944/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Holborn and Covent Garden

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Holborn and Covent Garden 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
Camden 027C 0.193 3496/32,844 2
Camden 027A 0.11 10994/32,844 4
Islington 022F 0.109 11137/32,844 4
Camden 028C 0.086 15092/32,844 5
Camden 027B 0.083 15575/32,844 5
Camden 028D 0.08 16335/32,844 5
Camden 027D 0.068 19426/32,844 6
Camden 028B 0.052 24096/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Holborn and Covent Garden

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Holborn and Covent Garden population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17878/32,844) in Holborn and Covent Garden is less than the adult average rank (25796/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Camden 027C 19.078 14339/32,844 5
Camden 027A 13.757 18368/32,844 6
Camden 027B 10.937 20960/32,844 7
Camden 028D 10.534 21328/32,844 7
Camden 028C 9.457 22413/32,844 7
Islington 022F 7.84 24100/32,844 8
Camden 028B 7.575 24400/32,844 8
Camden 027D 3.863 28692/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Holborn and Covent Garden

3
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 Holborn and Covent Garden. 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
Islington 022F 0.324 11288/32,844 4
Camden 027C -0.055 16859/32,844 6
Camden 028D -0.303 20693/32,844 7
Camden 027A -0.388 21966/32,844 7
Camden 027D -0.664 25517/32,844 8
Camden 027B -0.667 25554/32,844 8
Camden 028C -0.981 28679/32,844 9
Camden 028B -1.483 31642/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Holborn and Covent Garden

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Holborn and Covent Garden. 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
Camden 028D 0.828 5143/32,844 2
Camden 028C 0.323 11597/32,844 4
Islington 022F 0.187 13721/32,844 5
Camden 027C 0.101 15120/32,844 5
Camden 028B -0.414 22616/32,844 7
Camden 027D -0.498 23762/32,844 8
Camden 027A -0.816 27466/32,844 9
Camden 027B -0.974 28879/32,844 9

There were 4472 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Holborn and Covent Garden in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Holborn and Covent Garden

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Holborn and Covent Garden. 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
Islington 022F 27.81 8598/32,844 3
Camden 027B 25.341 10799/32,844 4
Camden 027A 23.662 12473/32,844 4
Camden 028C 23.461 12711/32,844 4
Camden 028D 23.423 12739/32,844 4
Camden 027C 22.324 13940/32,844 5
Camden 028B 22.243 14030/32,844 5
Camden 027D 21.398 15017/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Holborn and Covent Garden

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Holborn and Covent Garden. 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
Camden 027D 0.539 8682/32,844 3
Camden 027B 0.518 8939/32,844 3
Camden 028B 0.51 9042/32,844 3
Camden 028C 0.507 9103/32,844 3
Camden 028D 0.278 12174/32,844 4
Camden 027A 0.141 14277/32,844 5
Camden 027C -0.338 21684/32,844 7
Islington 022F -0.619 25409/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Holborn and Covent Garden

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Holborn and Covent Garden. 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
Camden 028D 2.701 4/32,844 1
Camden 028C 2.687 7/32,844 1
Camden 027C 2.535 21/32,844 1
Camden 027B 2.304 94/32,844 1
Islington 022F 2.256 127/32,844 1
Camden 028B 2.178 192/32,844 1
Camden 027A 2.017 386/32,844 1
Camden 027D 1.673 1082/32,844 1

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.