Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Waddon, Croydon

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

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Waddon, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Croydon. 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 11 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 Waddon 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 Waddon. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Waddon

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 Waddon. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Croydon.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Croydon 028D 43.062 3467/32,844 2
Croydon 019D 41.778 3792/32,844 2
Croydon 028B 32.702 6795/32,844 3
Croydon 024D 32.149 7025/32,844 3
Croydon 024A 30.289 7895/32,844 3
Croydon 027E 27.089 9544/32,844 3
Croydon 028C 24.566 11031/32,844 4
Croydon 024C 24.16 11281/32,844 4
Croydon 028A 21.834 12891/32,844 4
Croydon 024E 21.176 13421/32,844 5
Croydon 028E 19.768 14566/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Waddon

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 Waddon. 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
Croydon 028D 0.289 2559/32,844 1
Croydon 019D 0.249 4075/32,844 2
Croydon 028B 0.214 5890/32,844 2
Croydon 024D 0.201 6630/32,844 3
Croydon 028C 0.152 10301/32,844 4
Croydon 024A 0.148 10676/32,844 4
Croydon 027E 0.147 10809/32,844 4
Croydon 028A 0.131 12396/32,844 4
Croydon 028E 0.13 12490/32,844 4
Croydon 024C 0.125 13105/32,844 4
Croydon 024E 0.099 16531/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Waddon

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Waddon 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
Croydon 028D 0.183 4112/32,844 2
Croydon 019D 0.147 6850/32,844 3
Croydon 028B 0.14 7456/32,844 3
Croydon 028C 0.114 10494/32,844 4
Croydon 027E 0.113 10595/32,844 4
Croydon 024D 0.108 11273/32,844 4
Croydon 024C 0.095 13367/32,844 5
Croydon 024A 0.093 13838/32,844 5
Croydon 028E 0.085 15303/32,844 5
Croydon 028A 0.08 16288/32,844 5
Croydon 024E 0.061 21297/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Waddon

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Waddon population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14250/32,844) in Waddon is less than the adult average rank (15297/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Croydon 019D 42.515 4750/32,844 2
Croydon 028D 40.156 5330/32,844 2
Croydon 028B 29.027 8955/32,844 3
Croydon 024D 19.834 13870/32,844 5
Croydon 024A 19.045 14363/32,844 5
Croydon 028C 18.315 14907/32,844 5
Croydon 024C 14.689 17594/32,844 6
Croydon 024E 13.242 18835/32,844 6
Croydon 028A 11.225 20693/32,844 7
Croydon 028E 10.557 21305/32,844 7
Croydon 027E 8.827 23048/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Waddon

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 Waddon. 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
Croydon 024D 0.777 6112/32,844 2
Croydon 028D 0.614 7770/32,844 3
Croydon 028B 0.594 8000/32,844 3
Croydon 027E 0.436 9872/32,844 4
Croydon 019D 0.247 12389/32,844 4
Croydon 024A 0.221 12765/32,844 4
Croydon 024E 0.087 14710/32,844 5
Croydon 028E -0.012 16188/32,844 5
Croydon 028A -0.061 16949/32,844 6
Croydon 028C -0.069 17070/32,844 6
Croydon 024C -0.17 18675/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Waddon

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 Waddon. 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
Croydon 019D 1.277 1856/32,844 1
Croydon 024A 1.046 3175/32,844 1
Croydon 024C 0.783 5610/32,844 2
Croydon 027E 0.574 8068/32,844 3
Croydon 024E 0.546 8448/32,844 3
Croydon 028D 0.517 8838/32,844 3
Croydon 028A 0.43 10037/32,844 4
Croydon 024D 0.209 13348/32,844 5
Croydon 028B 0.056 15799/32,844 5
Croydon 028E 0.005 16598/32,844 6
Croydon 028C -0.245 20282/32,844 7

There were 243 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Waddon in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Waddon

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Waddon. 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
Croydon 024D 43.367 1355/32,844 1
Croydon 024A 42.79 1468/32,844 1
Croydon 028D 42.705 1491/32,844 1
Croydon 028C 41.922 1679/32,844 1
Croydon 019D 40.48 2053/32,844 1
Croydon 028B 37.639 2961/32,844 1
Croydon 028E 37.138 3155/32,844 1
Croydon 028A 35.614 3799/32,844 2
Croydon 024C 33.91 4607/32,844 2
Croydon 024E 33.707 4722/32,844 2
Croydon 027E 32.654 5300/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Waddon

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Waddon. 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
Croydon 024A 0.815 5536/32,844 2
Croydon 024E 0.752 6223/32,844 2
Croydon 027E 0.719 6569/32,844 3
Croydon 024C 0.556 8464/32,844 3
Croydon 019D 0.453 9830/32,844 3
Croydon 024D 0.371 10920/32,844 4
Croydon 028B 0.107 14801/32,844 5
Croydon 028A 0.09 15041/32,844 5
Croydon 028D -0.131 18526/32,844 6
Croydon 028C -0.192 19516/32,844 6
Croydon 028E -0.568 24768/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Waddon

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Waddon. 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
Croydon 028A 1.417 1912/32,844 1
Croydon 019D 1.215 2867/32,844 1
Croydon 024E 1.207 2906/32,844 1
Croydon 027E 1.165 3126/32,844 1
Croydon 024C 1.074 3642/32,844 2
Croydon 024D 0.958 4440/32,844 2
Croydon 028E 0.775 5844/32,844 2
Croydon 028C 0.734 6188/32,844 2
Croydon 024A 0.712 6390/32,844 2
Croydon 028B 0.7 6484/32,844 2
Croydon 028D 0.678 6680/32,844 3

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.