Deprivation Statistics for Spitalfields & Banglatown, Tower Hamlets

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown, Tower Hamlets, Greater London

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Spitalfields & Banglatown, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Tower Hamlets. 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 9 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 Spitalfields & Banglatown 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 Spitalfields & Banglatown. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Spitalfields & Banglatown

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Spitalfields & Banglatown. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Tower Hamlets.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Tower Hamlets 015D 38.451 4749/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 013A 37.904 4905/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015E 37.267 5125/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015A 36.699 5304/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 013D 31.539 7276/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 015C 28.761 8621/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 009D 27.603 9244/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 013C 25.084 10715/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 015B 14.037 19910/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Spitalfields & Banglatown

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 Spitalfields & Banglatown. 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
Tower Hamlets 015D 0.261 3549/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 013A 0.259 3626/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015E 0.252 3936/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015C 0.223 5361/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015A 0.217 5671/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 009D 0.172 8610/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 013D 0.164 9307/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 013C 0.119 13795/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 015B 0.056 24683/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Spitalfields & Banglatown

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Spitalfields & Banglatown 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
Tower Hamlets 015D 0.17 4957/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 013A 0.165 5378/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015E 0.15 6580/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 015A 0.13 8447/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 015C 0.109 11198/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 013D 0.092 13898/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 009D 0.09 14326/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 013C 0.058 22005/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 015B 0.03 30545/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Spitalfields & Banglatown

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 Spitalfields & Banglatown population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (22670/32,844) in Spitalfields & Banglatown is more than the adult average rank (19956/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Tower Hamlets 013A 25.504 10571/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 015D 19.634 13995/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 015E 17.072 15761/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 015C 13.694 18424/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 015B 11.276 20640/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 013C 7.214 24783/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 015A 6.227 25923/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 009D 4.194 28293/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 013D 4.09 28428/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Spitalfields & Banglatown

6
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 Spitalfields & Banglatown. 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
Tower Hamlets 015D 0.813 5780/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 013A 0.796 5942/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 013D 0.727 6611/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 015E 0.701 6872/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 015A 0.628 7621/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 009D 0.374 10657/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 015C 0.051 15209/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 013C -0.292 20530/32,844 7
Tower Hamlets 015B -0.636 25166/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Spitalfields & Banglatown

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 Spitalfields & Banglatown. 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
Tower Hamlets 013D 1.53 967/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 015A 1.389 1393/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 013C 1.303 1740/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 009D 1.293 1789/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 015C 0.895 4438/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 013A 0.742 6033/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015E 0.617 7483/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 015D 0.598 7779/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 015B -0.435 22890/32,844 7

There were 441 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Spitalfields & Banglatown in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Spitalfields & Banglatown

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Spitalfields & Banglatown. 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
Tower Hamlets 013D 33.31 4933/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015E 33.299 4939/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 013C 32.895 5143/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015D 32.346 5452/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015B 31.642 5883/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 009D 31.478 5976/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015A 30.649 6501/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 015C 30.13 6872/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 013A 30.1 6903/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Spitalfields & Banglatown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Spitalfields & Banglatown. 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
Tower Hamlets 013C 0.702 6762/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 015A 0.6 7941/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 015B 0.514 8998/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 013D 0.116 14653/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 015E 0.033 15921/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 009D -0.574 24840/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 015D -0.756 26890/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 013A -1.037 29312/32,844 9
Tower Hamlets 015C -1.383 31125/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Spitalfields & Banglatown

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Spitalfields & Banglatown. 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
Tower Hamlets 015A 2.689 6/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 015E 2.643 11/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 013C 2.45 31/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 015D 2.401 45/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 013D 2.378 52/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 009D 2.21 158/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 015B 2.182 187/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 015C 2.113 265/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 013A 1.964 466/32,844 1

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.