Deprivation Statistics Comparison for St Dunstan’s, Tower Hamlets

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in St Dunstan's, Tower Hamlets, Greater London

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in St Dunstan's, 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 8 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 St Dunstan's 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 St Dunstan's. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in St Dunstan's

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for St Dunstan's. 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 019B 39.744 4342/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019D 37.996 4874/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019C 36.494 5381/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 010C 34.313 6140/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019A 31.368 7366/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010B 29.288 8367/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 016D 28.558 8732/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010A 25.849 10280/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in St Dunstan's

8
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 St Dunstan's. 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 019B 0.276 3001/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 019A 0.265 3396/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019D 0.262 3503/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019C 0.246 4228/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 010C 0.243 4368/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 016D 0.196 6890/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010B 0.167 9061/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010A 0.15 10457/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in St Dunstan's

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in St Dunstan's 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 019C 0.163 5487/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019D 0.161 5647/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019B 0.152 6403/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019A 0.13 8516/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010C 0.129 8642/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 016D 0.106 11618/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 010B 0.088 14698/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 010A 0.056 22825/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in St Dunstan's

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the St Dunstan's population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (21284/32,844) in St Dunstan's is more than the adult average rank (8420/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Tower Hamlets 019B 39.002 5637/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019D 30.768 8278/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010A 28.759 9078/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010C 24.996 10828/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 019C 22.471 12259/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 010B 21.587 12810/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 019A 13.473 18617/32,844 6
Tower Hamlets 016D 12.545 19462/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in St Dunstan's

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 St Dunstan's. 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 019D 0.79 5989/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 010B 0.616 7752/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010C 0.614 7769/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 019B 0.589 8068/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 016D 0.404 10279/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 019A 0.402 10296/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 019C 0.392 10443/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 010A 0.319 11369/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in St Dunstan's

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in St Dunstan's. 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 010B 0.886 4526/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019C 0.81 5300/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 016D 0.809 5312/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019D 0.513 8905/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 019B 0.512 8919/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010C 0.344 11260/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 019A 0.297 11967/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 010A 0.115 14896/32,844 5

There were 2 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers St Dunstan's in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in St Dunstan's

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in St Dunstan's. 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 010C 38.478 2665/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 019B 38.3 2737/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 010A 34.756 4193/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019A 33.013 5067/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 016D 29.809 7099/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 019D 29.377 7391/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 010B 28.82 7791/32,844 3
Tower Hamlets 019C 26.994 9285/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in St Dunstan's

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in St Dunstan's. 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 010A 0.836 5306/32,844 2
Tower Hamlets 019C 0.326 11527/32,844 4
Tower Hamlets 010B 0.127 14491/32,844 5
Tower Hamlets 019A -0.579 24896/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 019D -0.597 25129/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 019B -0.615 25359/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 016D -0.689 26216/32,844 8
Tower Hamlets 010C -1.328 30915/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in St Dunstan's

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in St Dunstan's. 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 016D 2.259 125/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 010B 2.086 293/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 019D 2.014 398/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 010C 1.941 500/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 019C 1.877 609/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 019B 1.724 957/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 019A 1.473 1723/32,844 1
Tower Hamlets 010A 1.39 2031/32,844 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.