Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Loughton Fairmead, Epping Forest

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Loughton Fairmead, Epping Forest, Essex

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Loughton Fairmead, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Epping 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 3 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 Loughton Fairmead 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 Loughton Fairmead. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Loughton Fairmead

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Loughton Fairmead. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Epping Forest.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Epping Forest 011F 22.319 12522/32,844 4
Epping Forest 011D 21.827 12898/32,844 4
Epping Forest 011E 18.027 16105/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Loughton Fairmead

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 Loughton Fairmead. 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
Epping Forest 011F 0.158 9815/32,844 3
Epping Forest 011D 0.134 12098/32,844 4
Epping Forest 011E 0.104 15737/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Loughton Fairmead

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Loughton Fairmead 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
Epping Forest 011F 0.117 9996/32,844 4
Epping Forest 011D 0.105 11718/32,844 4
Epping Forest 011E 0.098 12859/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Loughton Fairmead

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Loughton Fairmead population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14945/32,844) in Loughton Fairmead is more than the adult average rank (8264/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Epping Forest 011D 32.114 7774/32,844 3
Epping Forest 011E 24.368 11146/32,844 4
Epping Forest 011F 18.475 14787/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Loughton Fairmead

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 Loughton Fairmead. 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
Epping Forest 011F 0.096 14581/32,844 5
Epping Forest 011D -0.167 18644/32,844 6
Epping Forest 011E -0.294 20567/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Loughton Fairmead

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Loughton Fairmead. 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
Epping Forest 011D 0.64 7204/32,844 3
Epping Forest 011F 0.548 8420/32,844 3
Epping Forest 011E 0.542 8513/32,844 3

There were 235 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Loughton Fairmead in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Loughton Fairmead

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Loughton Fairmead. 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
Epping Forest 011D 20.061 16578/32,844 6
Epping Forest 011F 19.283 17534/32,844 6
Epping Forest 011E 16.708 20806/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Loughton Fairmead

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Loughton Fairmead. 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
Epping Forest 011F -0.059 17410/32,844 6
Epping Forest 011E -0.393 22470/32,844 7
Epping Forest 011D -0.479 23638/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Loughton Fairmead

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Loughton Fairmead. 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
Epping Forest 011E 0.327 10395/32,844 4
Epping Forest 011D 0.215 11928/32,844 4
Epping Forest 011F 0.012 15099/32,844 5

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.