Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Leyton, Waltham Forest

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Leyton

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 Leyton. 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 026B 39.593 4387/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 020G 38.058 4853/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 023E 29.027 8481/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 026E 27.787 9155/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 023D 26.399 9936/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 026D 24.388 11129/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 026C 23.261 11880/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 023B 14.491 19459/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Leyton

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 Leyton. 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 026B 0.308 1991/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 020G 0.297 2293/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 026E 0.186 7621/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 023E 0.151 10412/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 023D 0.146 10858/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 026C 0.141 11331/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 026D 0.112 14643/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 023B 0.07 21586/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Leyton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Leyton 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 026B 0.192 3578/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 020G 0.163 5499/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 026E 0.115 10342/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 023E 0.103 12005/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 026C 0.102 12269/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 023D 0.081 16024/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 026D 0.062 20997/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 023B 0.043 26867/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Leyton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Leyton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17454/32,844) in Leyton is more than the adult average rank (14278/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Waltham Forest 020G 27.348 9667/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 026B 23.178 11802/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 026E 21.169 13034/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 023E 20.992 13145/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 026C 16.05 16527/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 023D 12.687 19326/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 023B 10.729 21149/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 026D 9.727 22123/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Leyton

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 Leyton. 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 026B 0.2 13055/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 023E 0.127 14074/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 026D 0.075 14881/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 020G 0.05 15235/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 026C -0.193 19032/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 026E -0.239 19707/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 023D -0.25 19880/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 023B -0.869 27702/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Leyton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Leyton. 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 023D 0.953 3899/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 026D 0.884 4538/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 023E 0.632 7306/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 026E 0.212 13299/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 026B 0.205 13414/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 023B 0.148 14344/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 020G 0.042 16008/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 026C 0.009 16528/32,844 6

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Leyton

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Leyton. 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 020G 43.183 1395/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 023E 43.022 1426/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 026E 41.362 1819/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 026B 41.067 1910/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 026C 40.975 1938/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 026D 40.062 2172/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 023D 35.935 3672/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 023B 33.239 4967/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Leyton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Leyton. 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 023D 0.692 6872/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 026D 0.627 7620/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 023B 0.508 9074/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 023E 0.224 12973/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 026E 0.076 15272/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 020G -0.226 20012/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 026C -0.51 24027/32,844 8
Waltham Forest 026B -0.867 27925/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Leyton

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Leyton. 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 023D 1.644 1168/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 026D 1.621 1249/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 023E 1.496 1644/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 020G 1.386 2054/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 026C 1.341 2252/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 023B 1.276 2576/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 026B 1.204 2923/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 026E 1.175 3079/32,844 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.