Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Valley, Waltham Forest

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Valley, Waltham Forest, Greater London

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Valley, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Waltham Forest. 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 7 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 Valley 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 Valley. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Valley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Valley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Waltham Forest.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Waltham Forest 006E 42.734 3536/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 006D 29.351 8328/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 006B 25.765 10327/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 005E 24.84 10862/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006C 24.382 11139/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 005D 16.07 17874/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 006A 15.897 18040/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Valley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Valley. 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
Waltham Forest 006E 0.313 1842/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 006D 0.178 8173/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 005E 0.153 10270/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006C 0.15 10538/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006B 0.122 13408/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 005D 0.097 16820/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 006A 0.072 21085/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Valley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Valley 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
Waltham Forest 006E 0.216 2466/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 006D 0.112 10736/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 005E 0.105 11698/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006B 0.083 15604/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 006C 0.082 15965/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 006A 0.066 19782/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 005D 0.065 20052/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Valley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Valley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18629/32,844) in Valley is more than the adult average rank (8346/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Waltham Forest 006E 31.377 8045/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 005E 26.119 10256/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006D 23.613 11554/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 005D 19.688 13953/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 006C 19.502 14084/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 006B 18.717 14620/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 006A 17.126 15721/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Valley

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 Valley. 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
Waltham Forest 006E 0.345 11042/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006D -0.091 17427/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 006B -0.15 18391/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 006C -0.192 19023/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 005E -0.202 19163/32,844 6
Waltham Forest 006A -0.382 21884/32,844 7
Waltham Forest 005D -1.072 29385/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Valley

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 Valley. 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
Waltham Forest 006D 1.188 2303/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 006B 0.744 6005/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 005E 0.43 10034/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006C 0.281 12229/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006E 0.27 12401/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006A 0.241 12856/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 005D 0.195 13591/32,844 5

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Valley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Valley. 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
Waltham Forest 006B 44.177 1211/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 006C 42.236 1602/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 006E 38.497 2661/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 006D 32.796 5197/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 005E 30.022 6956/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 005D 28.234 8241/32,844 3
Waltham Forest 006A 27.43 8888/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Valley

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Valley. 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
Waltham Forest 006C 0.249 12611/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 005E 0.246 12647/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006B 0.245 12661/32,844 4
Waltham Forest 006A 0.206 13224/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 005D 0.199 13313/32,844 5
Waltham Forest 006D -0.564 24712/32,844 8
Waltham Forest 006E -1.328 30916/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Valley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Valley. 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
Waltham Forest 006D 1.651 1154/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 006B 1.354 2201/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 006E 1.269 2610/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 006A 1.191 2986/32,844 1
Waltham Forest 005E 1.13 3326/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 006C 0.998 4145/32,844 2
Waltham Forest 005D 0.932 4648/32,844 2

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.