Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Old Kent Road, Southwark

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Old Kent Road, Southwark, Greater London

We have used the 13 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Old Kent Road, 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 13 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 Old Kent Road 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 Old Kent Road. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Old Kent Road

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Old Kent Road. 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 013C	39.89	4297/32,844	2
Southwark 011A	38.146	4827/32,844	2
Southwark 023B	35.58	5683/32,844	2
Southwark 015A	35.378	5759/32,844	2
Southwark 023A	35.23	5815/32,844	2
Southwark 011B	34.241	6166/32,844	2
Southwark 018B	31.655	7224/32,844	3
Southwark 018A	31.14	7479/32,844	3
Southwark 018D	31.077	7510/32,844	3
Southwark 018C	28.863	8567/32,844	3
Southwark 013D	27.397	9349/32,844	3
Southwark 013B	22.583	12335/32,844	4
Southwark 010C	22.29	12539/32,844	4

Income Deprivation in Old Kent Road

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Old Kent Road. 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 011A	0.273	3102/32,844	1
Southwark 013C	0.264	3461/32,844	2
Southwark 011B	0.258	3673/32,844	2
Southwark 018D	0.253	3883/32,844	2
Southwark 023B	0.236	4732/32,844	2
Southwark 018A	0.233	4831/32,844	2
Southwark 023A	0.227	5130/32,844	2
Southwark 018C	0.214	5882/32,844	2
Southwark 015A	0.191	7268/32,844	3
Southwark 018B	0.189	7372/32,844	3
Southwark 013D	0.159	9700/32,844	3
Southwark 010C	0.151	10419/32,844	4
Southwark 013B	0.115	14290/32,844	5

Employment Deprivation in Old Kent Road

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Old Kent Road 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 011A	0.171	4956/32,844	2
Southwark 023B	0.168	5143/32,844	2
Southwark 013C	0.166	5297/32,844	2
Southwark 011B	0.154	6189/32,844	2
Southwark 018A	0.146	6929/32,844	3
Southwark 018D	0.145	7056/32,844	3
Southwark 015A	0.134	8021/32,844	3
Southwark 023A	0.123	9277/32,844	3
Southwark 018B	0.121	9550/32,844	3
Southwark 018C	0.115	10378/32,844	4
Southwark 013D	0.101	12370/32,844	4
Southwark 010C	0.085	15185/32,844	5
Southwark 013B	0.068	19318/32,844	6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Old Kent Road

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Old Kent Road population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18676/32,844) in Old Kent Road is more than the adult average rank (13067/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Southwark 011A	34.611	6897/32,844	3
Southwark 011B	26.706	9969/32,844	4
Southwark 018A	23.385	11682/32,844	4
Southwark 018B	21.86	12635/32,844	4
Southwark 015A	18.073	15091/32,844	5
Southwark 018C	17.791	15283/32,844	5
Southwark 023B	15.478	17003/32,844	6
Southwark 013C	15.395	17055/32,844	6
Southwark 013D	14.781	17524/32,844	6
Southwark 018D	13.575	18526/32,844	6
Southwark 023A	10.657	21212/32,844	7
Southwark 013B	9.849	21998/32,844	7
Southwark 010C	9.776	22078/32,844	7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Old Kent Road

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 Old Kent Road. 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 023B	0.595	7981/32,844	3
Southwark 013C	0.489	9233/32,844	3
Southwark 011B	0.482	9298/32,844	3
Southwark 023A	0.454	9659/32,844	3
Southwark 011A	0.389	10499/32,844	4
Southwark 018D	0.177	13366/32,844	5
Southwark 015A	0.02	15704/32,844	5
Southwark 013D	-0.031	16469/32,844	6
Southwark 018B	-0.041	16644/32,844	6
Southwark 018A	-0.192	19020/32,844	6
Southwark 010C	-0.209	19257/32,844	6
Southwark 013B	-0.321	20983/32,844	7
Southwark 018C	-0.35	21462/32,844	7

Crime Deprivation in Old Kent Road

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 Old Kent Road. 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 015A	1.338	1587/32,844	1
Southwark 023A	1.32	1666/32,844	1
Southwark 013C	0.962	3832/32,844	2
Southwark 013D	0.855	4851/32,844	2
Southwark 011A	0.776	5673/32,844	2
Southwark 018C	0.756	5878/32,844	2
Southwark 023B	0.687	6641/32,844	3
Southwark 018B	0.649	7097/32,844	3
Southwark 013B	0.641	7192/32,844	3
Southwark 010C	0.443	9866/32,844	4
Southwark 018A	0.342	11283/32,844	4
Southwark 018D	0.261	12544/32,844	4
Southwark 011B	0.125	14733/32,844	5

There were 2 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Old Kent Road in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Old Kent Road

Very Bad

iLivehere Rating 9/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Old Kent Road. 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 013C	40.253	2126/32,844	1
Southwark 018B	39.137	2442/32,844	1
Southwark 013D	38.977	2488/32,844	1
Southwark 010C	38.341	2721/32,844	1
Southwark 018C	37.834	2889/32,844	1
Southwark 023B	37.749	2916/32,844	1
Southwark 013B	36.574	3385/32,844	2
Southwark 023A	35.85	3704/32,844	2
Southwark 018D	35.018	4082/32,844	2
Southwark 011B	34.958	4100/32,844	2
Southwark 018A	34.01	4570/32,844	2
Southwark 015A	32.608	5322/32,844	2
Southwark 011A	30.513	6602/32,844	3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Old Kent Road

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Old Kent Road. 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 015A	0.82	5483/32,844	2
Southwark 013B	0.504	9128/32,844	3
Southwark 018B	0.285	12069/32,844	4
Southwark 023A	-0.014	16686/32,844	6
Southwark 013D	-0.108	18155/32,844	6
Southwark 013C	-0.287	20941/32,844	7
Southwark 018A	-0.406	22633/32,844	7
Southwark 010C	-0.541	24421/32,844	8
Southwark 018D	-0.693	26255/32,844	8
Southwark 018C	-0.726	26589/32,844	9
Southwark 011A	-0.752	26859/32,844	9
Southwark 023B	-0.791	27259/32,844	9
Southwark 011B	-1.836	32318/32,844	10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Old Kent Road

Extremely Bad

iLivehere Rating 10/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Old Kent Road. 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 013C	2.298	104/32,844	1
Southwark 023A	2.114	261/32,844	1
Southwark 013B	2.001	413/32,844	1
Southwark 015A	1.963	467/32,844	1
Southwark 018B	1.933	517/32,844	1
Southwark 018A	1.697	1017/32,844	1
Southwark 013D	1.693	1033/32,844	1
Southwark 018C	1.654	1139/32,844	1
Southwark 023B	1.594	1333/32,844	1
Southwark 010C	1.456	1773/32,844	1
Southwark 011A	1.444	1805/32,844	1
Southwark 011B	1.422	1888/32,844	1
Southwark 018D	1.421	1889/32,844	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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