Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Raynes Park, Merton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Raynes Park, Merton, Greater London

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Raynes Park, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Merton. 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 6 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 Raynes Park 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 Raynes Park. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Raynes Park

Very Good

iLivehere Rating 2/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Raynes Park. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Merton.

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
Merton 016D	24.427	11113/32,844	4
Merton 016C	10.115	24364/32,844	8
Merton 010D	9.449	25201/32,844	8
Merton 010C	5.39	30129/32,844	10
Merton 010A	5.222	30296/32,844	10
Merton 010B	4.549	30966/32,844	10

Income Deprivation in Raynes Park

Good

iLivehere Rating 3/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Raynes Park. 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
Merton 016D	0.158	9790/32,844	3
Merton 016C	0.079	19801/32,844	7
Merton 010D	0.065	22603/32,844	7
Merton 010C	0.033	30251/32,844	10
Merton 010A	0.031	30583/32,844	10
Merton 010B	0.031	30680/32,844	10

Employment Deprivation in Raynes Park

Very Good

iLivehere Rating 2/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Raynes Park 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
Merton 016D	0.109	11144/32,844	4
Merton 016C	0.051	24392/32,844	8
Merton 010D	0.046	26155/32,844	8
Merton 010B	0.03	30528/32,844	10
Merton 010C	0.023	31903/32,844	10
Merton 010A	0.019	32315/32,844	10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Raynes Park

Excellent

iLivehere Rating 1/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Raynes Park population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (27891/32,844) in Raynes Park is less than the adult average rank (30090/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Merton 016D	10.714	21167/32,844	7
Merton 010D	2.499	30314/32,844	10
Merton 010A	2.371	30452/32,844	10
Merton 016C	1.734	31183/32,844	10
Merton 010C	0.965	32055/32,844	10
Merton 010B	0.373	32631/32,844	10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Raynes Park

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 Raynes Park. 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
Merton 016D	0.43	9946/32,844	4
Merton 016C	-0.744	26400/32,844	9
Merton 010D	-0.991	28751/32,844	9
Merton 010B	-1.418	31413/32,844	10
Merton 010A	-1.431	31463/32,844	10
Merton 010C	-1.664	32140/32,844	10

Crime Deprivation in Raynes Park

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Raynes Park. 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
Merton 010D	0.168	14035/32,844	5
Merton 016D	0.033	16171/32,844	5
Merton 010B	-0.244	20252/32,844	7
Merton 010C	-0.346	21681/32,844	7
Merton 016C	-0.419	22682/32,844	7
Merton 010A	-1.118	29975/32,844	10

There were 212 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Raynes Park in January 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Raynes Park

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Raynes Park. 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
Merton 016D	34.002	4572/32,844	2
Merton 010A	29.026	7630/32,844	3
Merton 010D	23.35	12820/32,844	4
Merton 016C	22.564	13681/32,844	5
Merton 010C	13.81	24454/32,844	8
Merton 010B	10.333	28296/32,844	9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Raynes Park

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Raynes Park. 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
Merton 010C	0.581	8170/32,844	3
Merton 016C	0.209	13171/32,844	5
Merton 010B	0.133	14383/32,844	5
Merton 016D	-0.184	19381/32,844	6
Merton 010D	-0.283	20871/32,844	7
Merton 010A	-0.604	25216/32,844	8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Raynes Park

Very Bad

iLivehere Rating 9/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Raynes Park. 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
Merton 016D	1.308	2401/32,844	1
Merton 010D	1.126	3347/32,844	2
Merton 016C	0.984	4241/32,844	2
Merton 010B	0.918	4703/32,844	2
Merton 010C	0.747	6086/32,844	2
Merton 010A	0.662	6835/32,844	3

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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