Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Orpington, Bromley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Orpington, Bromley, Greater London

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Orpington, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bromley. 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 10 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 Orpington 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 Orpington. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Orpington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Orpington. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bromley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bromley 032B 36.636 5332/32,844 2
Bromley 029D 23.025 12035/32,844 4
Bromley 029C 22.391 12471/32,844 4
Bromley 032C 18.856 15361/32,844 5
Bromley 032E 14.293 19648/32,844 6
Bromley 028C 13.639 20322/32,844 7
Bromley 029E 9.652 24944/32,844 8
Bromley 032A 9.502 25123/32,844 8
Bromley 032D 4.826 30674/32,844 10
Bromley 035E 3.686 31758/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Orpington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Orpington. 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
Bromley 032B 0.287 2622/32,844 1
Bromley 032C 0.137 11822/32,844 4
Bromley 029C 0.133 12226/32,844 4
Bromley 029D 0.128 12764/32,844 4
Bromley 032E 0.107 15405/32,844 5
Bromley 028C 0.079 19702/32,844 6
Bromley 029E 0.053 25336/32,844 8
Bromley 032A 0.043 27873/32,844 9
Bromley 035E 0.03 30843/32,844 10
Bromley 032D 0.025 31567/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Orpington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Orpington 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
Bromley 032B 0.176 4560/32,844 2
Bromley 029C 0.108 11236/32,844 4
Bromley 032C 0.096 13263/32,844 5
Bromley 032E 0.086 15132/32,844 5
Bromley 029D 0.084 15400/32,844 5
Bromley 028C 0.062 20846/32,844 7
Bromley 029E 0.058 22071/32,844 7
Bromley 032A 0.056 22826/32,844 7
Bromley 035E 0.033 29892/32,844 10
Bromley 032D 0.03 30602/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Orpington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Orpington population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (22989/32,844) in Orpington is more than the adult average rank (17708/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bromley 032B 39.884 5391/32,844 2
Bromley 029C 25.004 10824/32,844 4
Bromley 032C 17.167 15689/32,844 5
Bromley 029D 16.089 16498/32,844 6
Bromley 032E 10.186 21647/32,844 7
Bromley 029E 10.176 21655/32,844 7
Bromley 028C 4.591 27798/32,844 9
Bromley 032A 3.939 28608/32,844 9
Bromley 035E 3.434 29209/32,844 9
Bromley 032D 2.845 29926/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Orpington

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Orpington. 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
Bromley 032B 0.031 15537/32,844 5
Bromley 032E -0.456 22839/32,844 7
Bromley 029C -0.604 24761/32,844 8
Bromley 032C -0.679 25692/32,844 8
Bromley 029D -0.85 27511/32,844 9
Bromley 029E -0.958 28476/32,844 9
Bromley 032D -1.042 29145/32,844 9
Bromley 032A -1.154 29973/32,844 10
Bromley 028C -1.254 30619/32,844 10
Bromley 035E -1.267 30687/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Orpington

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 Orpington. 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
Bromley 029D 1.182 2335/32,844 1
Bromley 032C 0.901 4379/32,844 2
Bromley 029C 0.831 5106/32,844 2
Bromley 032B 0.34 11330/32,844 4
Bromley 032A 0.256 12619/32,844 4
Bromley 028C 0.096 15180/32,844 5
Bromley 029E -0.04 17283/32,844 6
Bromley 032D -0.513 23975/32,844 8
Bromley 032E -0.538 24301/32,844 8
Bromley 035E -1.244 30705/32,844 10

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Orpington

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Orpington. 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
Bromley 032B 32.05 5625/32,844 2
Bromley 029D 31.437 6002/32,844 2
Bromley 032A 31.19 6167/32,844 2
Bromley 032E 27.711 8678/32,844 3
Bromley 029C 26.887 9380/32,844 3
Bromley 028C 26.017 10164/32,844 4
Bromley 029E 24.617 11505/32,844 4
Bromley 032D 22.872 13346/32,844 5
Bromley 035E 21.631 14744/32,844 5
Bromley 032C 19.423 17358/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Orpington

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Orpington. 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
Bromley 028C 0.93 4419/32,844 2
Bromley 029D 0.358 11091/32,844 4
Bromley 029C -0.11 18184/32,844 6
Bromley 032B -0.53 24272/32,844 8
Bromley 032E -0.714 26446/32,844 9
Bromley 029E -0.774 27087/32,844 9
Bromley 032D -0.799 27328/32,844 9
Bromley 032C -0.828 27585/32,844 9
Bromley 035E -0.947 28625/32,844 9
Bromley 032A -1.291 30739/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Orpington

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Orpington. 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
Bromley 029D 0.985 4232/32,844 2
Bromley 032D 0.65 6937/32,844 3
Bromley 029E 0.625 7177/32,844 3
Bromley 032A 0.353 10066/32,844 4
Bromley 028C 0.349 10121/32,844 4
Bromley 032B 0.25 11418/32,844 4
Bromley 029C 0.237 11609/32,844 4
Bromley 032E 0.201 12122/32,844 4
Bromley 032C 0.13 13160/32,844 5
Bromley 035E 0.043 14596/32,844 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.