Deprivation Statistics Comparison for West Ewell, Epsom and Ewell

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in West Ewell, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in West Ewell, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Epsom and Ewell. 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 4 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 West Ewell 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 West Ewell. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in West Ewell

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for West Ewell. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Epsom and Ewell.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Epsom and Ewell 002D 12.929 21132/32,844 7
Epsom and Ewell 004B 7.328 27908/32,844 9
Epsom and Ewell 004D 5.062 30453/32,844 10
Epsom and Ewell 004C 4.974 30528/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in West Ewell

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in West Ewell. 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
Epsom and Ewell 002D 0.085 18634/32,844 6
Epsom and Ewell 004B 0.059 24042/32,844 8
Epsom and Ewell 004C 0.034 30020/32,844 10
Epsom and Ewell 004D 0.03 30797/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in West Ewell

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in West Ewell 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
Epsom and Ewell 002D 0.066 19756/32,844 7
Epsom and Ewell 004D 0.041 27536/32,844 9
Epsom and Ewell 004B 0.04 27770/32,844 9
Epsom and Ewell 004C 0.028 30975/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in West Ewell

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the West Ewell population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (24858/32,844) in West Ewell is more than the adult average rank (19480/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Epsom and Ewell 002D 18.093 15072/32,844 5
Epsom and Ewell 004B 8.586 23325/32,844 8
Epsom and Ewell 004C 7.058 24992/32,844 8
Epsom and Ewell 004D 4.858 27476/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in West Ewell

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 West Ewell. 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
Epsom and Ewell 002D -0.152 18429/32,844 6
Epsom and Ewell 004D -1.025 29023/32,844 9
Epsom and Ewell 004C -1.073 29392/32,844 9
Epsom and Ewell 004B -1.446 31524/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in West Ewell

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in West Ewell. 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
Epsom and Ewell 002D 0.096 15183/32,844 5
Epsom and Ewell 004B -0.132 18617/32,844 6
Epsom and Ewell 004D -0.146 18812/32,844 6
Epsom and Ewell 004C -0.156 18970/32,844 6

There were 295 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers West Ewell in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in West Ewell

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in West Ewell. 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
Epsom and Ewell 004B 18.812 18103/32,844 6
Epsom and Ewell 004C 14.298 23881/32,844 8
Epsom and Ewell 002D 12.54 25958/32,844 8
Epsom and Ewell 004D 7.954 30355/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in West Ewell

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in West Ewell. 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
Epsom and Ewell 004D 0.244 12685/32,844 4
Epsom and Ewell 004C 0.04 15813/32,844 5
Epsom and Ewell 004B 0.036 15870/32,844 5
Epsom and Ewell 002D -0.015 16700/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in West Ewell

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in West Ewell. 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
Epsom and Ewell 002D 0.003 15252/32,844 5
Epsom and Ewell 004B -0.028 15748/32,844 5
Epsom and Ewell 004D -0.044 16027/32,844 5
Epsom and Ewell 004C -0.097 16920/32,844 6

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.