Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Lea Bridge, Waltham Forest

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

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Lea Bridge, 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 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 Lea Bridge 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 Lea Bridge. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Lea Bridge

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Lea Bridge. 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 020C 42.117 3684/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 022B 37.256 5128/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 020D 35.995 5540/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 022A 26.887 9657/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 022C 25.839 10288/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022D 25.371 10530/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 018B 25.042 10740/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022E 21.595 13096/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Lea Bridge

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 Lea Bridge. 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 020C 0.244 4293/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 022B 0.218 5659/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 022C 0.189 7388/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 020D 0.181 7941/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 018B 0.157 9840/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 022A 0.152 10359/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022D 0.14 11444/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022E 0.123 13305/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Lea Bridge

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Lea Bridge 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 022B 0.157 5946/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 020C 0.156 6072/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 020D 0.118 9965/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 018B 0.102 12132/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022C 0.096 13188/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 022A 0.095 13383/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 022D 0.082 15835/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 022E 0.064 20483/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Lea Bridge

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Lea Bridge population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17752/32,844) in Lea Bridge is more than the adult average rank (9712/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Waltham Forest 022A 31.377 8046/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 022B 23.475 11628/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 020C 22.385 12303/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 020D 22.109 12468/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022E 19.776 13893/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 022D 17.798 15273/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 022C 16.785 15973/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 018B 16.363 16291/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Lea Bridge

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 Lea Bridge. 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 020D 0.762 6261/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 020C 0.529 8746/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 022B 0.323 11304/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022D -0.174 18735/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 022C -0.264 20091/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 018B -0.504 23472/32,844 8
Waltham Forest 022E -0.557 24143/32,844 8
Waltham Forest 022A -0.572 24344/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Lea Bridge

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 Lea Bridge. 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 020C 1.053 3130/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022D 0.779 5640/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 022A 0.626 7376/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 020D 0.579 8010/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 022B 0.432 10014/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 018B 0.418 10195/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022E 0.246 12783/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022C 0.211 13319/32,844 5

There were 1 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Lea Bridge in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Lea Bridge

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Lea Bridge. 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 020C 45.704 939/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 020D 45.604 954/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022B 42.96 1438/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022E 41.909 1684/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022A 36.777 3284/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022C 35.847 3706/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 018B 35.785 3735/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 022D 35.139 4032/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Lea Bridge

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Lea Bridge. 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 020D 0.571 8317/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 022B 0.542 8635/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 020C 0.476 9534/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 022D 0.387 10715/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 022A 0.302 11857/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 018B 0.174 13758/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 022C 0.161 13947/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 022E 0.1 14895/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Lea Bridge

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Lea Bridge. 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 020C 1.897 580/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 020D 1.837 681/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022B 1.759 874/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 018B 1.756 877/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022D 1.717 972/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022C 1.674 1079/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022E 1.5 1629/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 022A 1.43 1854/32,844 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.