Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Thamesmead East, Bexley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Thamesmead East, Bexley, Greater London

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

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Overall Deprivation in Thamesmead East

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 Thamesmead East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bexley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bexley 002F 38.345 4777/32,844 2
Bexley 002C 35.949 5556/32,844 2
Bexley 002E 28.674 8670/32,844 3
Bexley 002D 25.484 10479/32,844 4
Bexley 002A 25.261 10611/32,844 4
Bexley 001A 23.424 11745/32,844 4
Bexley 001C 20.855 13661/32,844 5
Bexley 001D 19.895 14434/32,844 5
Bexley 002B 18.667 15526/32,844 5
Bexley 001B 18.552 15630/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Thamesmead East

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 Thamesmead East. 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
Bexley 002C 0.277 2952/32,844 1
Bexley 002F 0.241 4466/32,844 2
Bexley 002E 0.225 5228/32,844 2
Bexley 002D 0.215 5788/32,844 2
Bexley 001A 0.183 7776/32,844 3
Bexley 002A 0.168 8939/32,844 3
Bexley 001C 0.158 9787/32,844 3
Bexley 001B 0.157 9872/32,844 4
Bexley 001D 0.143 11177/32,844 4
Bexley 002B 0.133 12222/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Thamesmead East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Thamesmead East 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
Bexley 002F 0.176 4602/32,844 2
Bexley 002C 0.159 5771/32,844 2
Bexley 002E 0.137 7729/32,844 3
Bexley 002D 0.117 10034/32,844 4
Bexley 001A 0.115 10289/32,844 4
Bexley 002A 0.11 11067/32,844 4
Bexley 001D 0.086 14960/32,844 5
Bexley 001B 0.084 15515/32,844 5
Bexley 001C 0.074 17728/32,844 6
Bexley 002B 0.061 21350/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Thamesmead East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Thamesmead East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (19189/32,844) in Thamesmead East is more than the adult average rank (12792/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bexley 002E 26.542 10042/32,844 4
Bexley 002F 26.159 10233/32,844 4
Bexley 002C 21.499 12851/32,844 4
Bexley 001A 18.835 14524/32,844 5
Bexley 002D 18.513 14767/32,844 5
Bexley 002B 18.214 14980/32,844 5
Bexley 002A 16.656 16073/32,844 5
Bexley 001B 14.14 18035/32,844 6
Bexley 001D 10.345 21505/32,844 7
Bexley 001C 5.808 26380/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Thamesmead East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Thamesmead East. 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
Bexley 002F 0.069 14960/32,844 5
Bexley 002E 0.065 15014/32,844 5
Bexley 002C 0.029 15567/32,844 5
Bexley 002D -0.185 18909/32,844 6
Bexley 001D -0.269 20180/32,844 7
Bexley 001A -0.319 20951/32,844 7
Bexley 002A -0.361 21601/32,844 7
Bexley 001B -0.484 23187/32,844 8
Bexley 001C -0.559 24172/32,844 8
Bexley 002B -0.624 25008/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Thamesmead East

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 Thamesmead East. 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
Bexley 002F 1.145 2552/32,844 1
Bexley 002A 1.066 3017/32,844 1
Bexley 002C 0.694 6578/32,844 3
Bexley 001D 0.332 11468/32,844 4
Bexley 002B 0.094 15209/32,844 5
Bexley 002D 0.057 15778/32,844 5
Bexley 001A -0.079 17828/32,844 6
Bexley 002E -0.104 18185/32,844 6
Bexley 001C -0.179 19331/32,844 6
Bexley 001B -0.181 19365/32,844 6

There were 247 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Thamesmead East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Thamesmead East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Thamesmead East. 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
Bexley 001C 50.582 258/32,844 1
Bexley 002F 45.243 1019/32,844 1
Bexley 002C 42.826 1460/32,844 1
Bexley 002B 37.213 3127/32,844 1
Bexley 001A 36.332 3492/32,844 2
Bexley 001D 35.858 3699/32,844 2
Bexley 002D 35.396 3897/32,844 2
Bexley 002E 35.338 3918/32,844 2
Bexley 002A 32.585 5338/32,844 2
Bexley 001B 31.952 5691/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Thamesmead East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Thamesmead East. 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
Bexley 002B 0.131 14425/32,844 5
Bexley 001D -0.387 22375/32,844 7
Bexley 002A -0.446 23185/32,844 8
Bexley 001B -0.543 24441/32,844 8
Bexley 002D -0.667 25952/32,844 8
Bexley 002F -0.715 26460/32,844 9
Bexley 001A -0.878 28030/32,844 9
Bexley 001C -0.906 28250/32,844 9
Bexley 002C -0.955 28691/32,844 9
Bexley 002E -1.288 30725/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Thamesmead East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Thamesmead East. 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
Bexley 002B 0.482 8591/32,844 3
Bexley 002A 0.47 8703/32,844 3
Bexley 002C 0.453 8888/32,844 3
Bexley 001B 0.453 8890/32,844 3
Bexley 002E 0.378 9781/32,844 3
Bexley 002F 0.358 10023/32,844 4
Bexley 001D 0.257 11322/32,844 4
Bexley 002D 0.249 11442/32,844 4
Bexley 001A 0.146 12929/32,844 4
Bexley 001C 0.142 12982/32,844 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.