Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Shortlands, Bromley

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

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Shortlands, 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 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 Shortlands 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 Shortlands. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Shortlands

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Shortlands. 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 011E 10.099 24387/32,844 8
Bromley 021D 8.153 26887/32,844 9
Bromley 018E 6.085 29353/32,844 9
Bromley 021B 5.195 30326/32,844 10
Bromley 021A 4.317 31197/32,844 10
Bromley 021C 3.748 31714/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Shortlands

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Shortlands. 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 011E 0.07 21571/32,844 7
Bromley 021D 0.068 21908/32,844 7
Bromley 021B 0.05 26147/32,844 8
Bromley 018E 0.049 26365/32,844 9
Bromley 021A 0.018 32388/32,844 10
Bromley 021C 0.01 32782/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Shortlands

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Shortlands 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 011E 0.059 21736/32,844 7
Bromley 021D 0.05 24785/32,844 8
Bromley 018E 0.036 29083/32,844 9
Bromley 021B 0.033 29788/32,844 10
Bromley 021A 0.021 32157/32,844 10
Bromley 021C 0.014 32644/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Shortlands

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Shortlands population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (30390/32,844) in Shortlands is more than the adult average rank (29321/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bromley 021B 3.404 29253/32,844 9
Bromley 018E 3.389 29272/32,844 9
Bromley 011E 2.533 30286/32,844 10
Bromley 021D 1.485 31470/32,844 10
Bromley 021A 1.195 31793/32,844 10
Bromley 021C 1.158 31840/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Shortlands

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Shortlands. 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 011E -1.151 29956/32,844 10
Bromley 021D -1.263 30665/32,844 10
Bromley 018E -1.492 31675/32,844 10
Bromley 021A -1.599 31981/32,844 10
Bromley 021B -1.731 32270/32,844 10
Bromley 021C -1.938 32555/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Shortlands

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Shortlands. 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 011E -0.492 23672/32,844 8
Bromley 021C -0.708 26305/32,844 9
Bromley 018E -0.924 28464/32,844 9
Bromley 021A -0.933 28545/32,844 9
Bromley 021B -0.977 28895/32,844 9
Bromley 021D -1.153 30191/32,844 10

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Shortlands

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Shortlands. 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 011E 30.695 6474/32,844 2
Bromley 021D 28.185 8273/32,844 3
Bromley 021A 26.565 9655/32,844 3
Bromley 018E 24.94 11176/32,844 4
Bromley 021C 23.713 12424/32,844 4
Bromley 021B 23.338 12838/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in Shortlands

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Shortlands. 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 021D -0.208 19730/32,844 7
Bromley 018E -0.266 20620/32,844 7
Bromley 011E -0.466 23451/32,844 8
Bromley 021A -0.497 23876/32,844 8
Bromley 021B -0.738 26713/32,844 9
Bromley 021C -0.781 27150/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Shortlands

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Shortlands. 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 021C 0.66 6855/32,844 3
Bromley 011E 0.643 7021/32,844 3
Bromley 018E 0.495 8468/32,844 3
Bromley 021A 0.478 8630/32,844 3
Bromley 021B 0.407 9413/32,844 3
Bromley 021D 0.352 10077/32,844 4

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.