Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Leytonstone, Waltham Forest

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

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Leytonstone, 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 Leytonstone 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 Leytonstone. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Leytonstone

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Leytonstone. 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 021B 26.601 9833/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 024D 25.946 10223/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 021C 25.659 10395/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 024C 20.924 13609/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 021D 19.011 15233/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 024E 18.76 15444/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 021E 13.797 20152/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Leytonstone

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Leytonstone. 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 021C 0.154 10137/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 021D 0.127 12872/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 021B 0.12 13718/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 024D 0.106 15485/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 024C 0.1 16287/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 024E 0.094 17272/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 021E 0.073 20983/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Leytonstone

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Leytonstone 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 021C 0.101 12331/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 021B 0.091 14130/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 024D 0.082 15845/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 024C 0.067 19491/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 021D 0.06 21525/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 024E 0.056 22629/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 021E 0.051 24420/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Leytonstone

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Leytonstone population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20902/32,844) in Leytonstone is less than the adult average rank (23279/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Waltham Forest 024D 12.115 19840/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 021C 11.406 20517/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 021B 10.635 21233/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 021D 10.623 21247/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 024C 7.959 23997/32,844 8
Waltham Forest 024E 6.465 25639/32,844 8
Waltham Forest 021E 5.298 26966/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Leytonstone

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Leytonstone. 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 021C -0.065 17004/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 024C -0.099 17544/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 021D -0.15 18393/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 021B -0.261 20047/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 024D -0.312 20832/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 021E -0.581 24462/32,844 8
Waltham Forest 024E -0.628 25064/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Leytonstone

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 Leytonstone. 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 024D 0.857 4828/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 021B 0.76 5834/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 024C 0.564 8202/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 024E 0.358 11045/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 021C 0.221 13177/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 021D 0.133 14612/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 021E -0.574 24776/32,844 8

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Leytonstone

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Leytonstone. 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 021B 43.173 1399/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 021C 36.713 3325/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 024C 35.797 3726/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 024E 35.225 3975/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 021D 35.117 4039/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 024D 34.744 4198/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 021E 30.69 6477/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Leytonstone

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Leytonstone. 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 024D 1.118 2992/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 021C 0.759 6135/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 024E 0.741 6363/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 021B 0.69 6892/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 021E 0.653 7282/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 024C 0.458 9758/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 021D 0.169 13823/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Leytonstone

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Leytonstone. 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 024D 1.807 767/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 021B 1.701 1011/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 024C 1.692 1035/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 024E 1.679 1065/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 021E 1.392 2019/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 021D 1.321 2337/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 021C 1.311 2389/32,844 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.