Deprivation Statistics for London Bridge & West Bermondsey, Southwark

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey, Southwark, Greater London

We have used the 12 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in London Bridge & West Bermondsey, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Southwark. 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 12 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 London Bridge & West Bermondsey 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 London Bridge & West Bermondsey. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for London Bridge & West Bermondsey. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Southwark.

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
Southwark 013A	32.853	6731/32,844	3
Southwark 004A	31.043	7524/32,844	3
Southwark 003A	30.428	7826/32,844	3
Southwark 006E	29.514	8253/32,844	3
Southwark 006F	26.493	9885/32,844	4
Southwark 004E	26.416	9929/32,844	4
Southwark 004B	22.926	12106/32,844	4
Southwark 002E	20.471	13960/32,844	5
Southwark 003E	19.542	14772/32,844	5
Southwark 006C	18.245	15923/32,844	5
Southwark 003J	16.067	17880/32,844	6
Southwark 003I	13.999	19949/32,844	7

Income Deprivation in London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in London Bridge & West Bermondsey. 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
Southwark 004A	0.228	5115/32,844	2
Southwark 013A	0.205	6379/32,844	2
Southwark 004E	0.184	7766/32,844	3
Southwark 003A	0.177	8274/32,844	3
Southwark 006E	0.166	9148/32,844	3
Southwark 004B	0.149	10558/32,844	4
Southwark 003E	0.129	12603/32,844	4
Southwark 002E	0.116	14184/32,844	5
Southwark 006F	0.107	15373/32,844	5
Southwark 006C	0.106	15499/32,844	5
Southwark 003J	0.087	18347/32,844	6
Southwark 003I	0.071	21242/32,844	7

Employment Deprivation in London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in London Bridge & West Bermondsey 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
Southwark 013A	0.135	7952/32,844	3
Southwark 004A	0.129	8685/32,844	3
Southwark 006E	0.107	11412/32,844	4
Southwark 004E	0.106	11586/32,844	4
Southwark 003A	0.091	14028/32,844	5
Southwark 003E	0.078	16836/32,844	6
Southwark 004B	0.073	18001/32,844	6
Southwark 006F	0.067	19653/32,844	6
Southwark 002E	0.062	20889/32,844	7
Southwark 006C	0.056	22854/32,844	7
Southwark 003J	0.039	28160/32,844	9
Southwark 003I	0.039	28256/32,844	9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Good

iLivehere Rating 3/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the London Bridge & West Bermondsey population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18435/32,844) in London Bridge & West Bermondsey is less than the adult average rank (25957/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Southwark 004A	19.349	14168/32,844	5
Southwark 006F	15.97	16611/32,844	6
Southwark 013A	14.805	17504/32,844	6
Southwark 003A	13.23	18846/32,844	6
Southwark 004B	11.423	20494/32,844	7
Southwark 006E	11.408	20512/32,844	7
Southwark 004E	10.965	20930/32,844	7
Southwark 003E	9.307	22563/32,844	7
Southwark 003I	4.305	28158/32,844	9
Southwark 002E	4.182	28310/32,844	9
Southwark 006C	4.169	28323/32,844	9
Southwark 003J	2.523	30293/32,844	10

Health Deprivation and Disability in London Bridge & West Bermondsey

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 London Bridge & West Bermondsey. 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
Southwark 006E	0.887	5169/32,844	2
Southwark 013A	0.77	6176/32,844	2
Southwark 006F	0.599	7934/32,844	3
Southwark 003A	0.515	8927/32,844	3
Southwark 004E	0.482	9304/32,844	3
Southwark 003J	0.341	11084/32,844	4
Southwark 002E	0.253	12294/32,844	4
Southwark 004A	0.095	14604/32,844	5
Southwark 003E	-0.002	16051/32,844	5
Southwark 003I	-0.094	17469/32,844	6
Southwark 006C	-0.159	18525/32,844	6
Southwark 004B	-0.26	20036/32,844	7

Crime Deprivation in London Bridge & West Bermondsey

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 London Bridge & West Bermondsey. 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
Southwark 006F	0.947	3956/32,844	2
Southwark 003A	0.708	6414/32,844	2
Southwark 004A	0.645	7140/32,844	3
Southwark 006E	0.612	7566/32,844	3
Southwark 006C	0.587	7899/32,844	3
Southwark 013A	0.571	8121/32,844	3
Southwark 004E	0.511	8937/32,844	3
Southwark 004B	0.189	13686/32,844	5
Southwark 002E	-0.004	16746/32,844	6
Southwark 003I	-0.017	16938/32,844	6
Southwark 003J	-0.077	17793/32,844	6
Southwark 003E	-0.829	27581/32,844	9

There were 2 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers London Bridge & West Bermondsey in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Very Bad

iLivehere Rating 9/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in London Bridge & West Bermondsey. 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
Southwark 002E	38.906	2517/32,844	1
Southwark 006F	37.749	2915/32,844	1
Southwark 004A	36.194	3540/32,844	2
Southwark 004B	35.146	4026/32,844	2
Southwark 006E	35.049	4070/32,844	2
Southwark 004E	34.533	4307/32,844	2
Southwark 003A	33.763	4698/32,844	2
Southwark 006C	33.441	4851/32,844	2
Southwark 003E	32.858	5163/32,844	2
Southwark 003I	31.851	5749/32,844	2
Southwark 013A	30.65	6499/32,844	2
Southwark 003J	30.436	6654/32,844	3

Inside Environment Deprivation in London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in London Bridge & West Bermondsey. 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
Southwark 004B	0.753	6210/32,844	2
Southwark 003A	0.682	6971/32,844	3
Southwark 003J	0.496	9244/32,844	3
Southwark 003E	0.489	9355/32,844	3
Southwark 002E	0.361	11047/32,844	4
Southwark 013A	0.187	13519/32,844	5
Southwark 003I	-0.003	16511/32,844	6
Southwark 006F	-0.015	16708/32,844	6
Southwark 006E	-0.303	21198/32,844	7
Southwark 004E	-0.511	24052/32,844	8
Southwark 004A	-0.634	25574/32,844	8
Southwark 006C	-0.64	25648/32,844	8

Outside Environment Deprivation in London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Extremely Bad

iLivehere Rating 10/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in London Bridge & West Bermondsey. 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
Southwark 006C	2.274	113/32,844	1
Southwark 006F	2.248	131/32,844	1
Southwark 003A	2.131	240/32,844	1
Southwark 006E	2.011	402/32,844	1
Southwark 013A	1.943	496/32,844	1
Southwark 003I	1.829	699/32,844	1
Southwark 004A	1.619	1253/32,844	1
Southwark 002E	1.518	1562/32,844	1
Southwark 004B	1.481	1690/32,844	1
Southwark 003J	1.472	1727/32,844	1
Southwark 003E	1.283	2525/32,844	1
Southwark 004E	1.185	3017/32,844	1

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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