Deprivation Statistics Comparison for West Finchley, Barnet

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in West Finchley, Barnet, Greater London

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

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Overall Deprivation in West Finchley

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for West Finchley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Barnet.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Barnet 019A 17.004 16989/32,844 6
Barnet 019C 15.595 18360/32,844 6
Barnet 020E 13.531 20455/32,844 7
Barnet 023B 13.306 20731/32,844 7
Barnet 019B 12.253 21880/32,844 7
Barnet 023C 12.11 22036/32,844 7
Barnet 023D 11.827 22372/32,844 7
Barnet 027D 9.009 25783/32,844 8
Barnet 020C 7.059 28246/32,844 9
Barnet 020D 6.805 28555/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in West Finchley

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in West Finchley. 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
Barnet 019C 0.129 12599/32,844 4
Barnet 019A 0.119 13854/32,844 5
Barnet 019B 0.097 16788/32,844 6
Barnet 023D 0.094 17269/32,844 6
Barnet 020E 0.087 18405/32,844 6
Barnet 023C 0.085 18623/32,844 6
Barnet 027D 0.074 20617/32,844 7
Barnet 023B 0.06 23730/32,844 8
Barnet 020D 0.05 26128/32,844 8
Barnet 020C 0.048 26564/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in West Finchley

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in West Finchley 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
Barnet 019C 0.086 15064/32,844 5
Barnet 019A 0.06 21404/32,844 7
Barnet 020E 0.06 21451/32,844 7
Barnet 019B 0.059 21876/32,844 7
Barnet 023B 0.056 22914/32,844 7
Barnet 023C 0.053 23664/32,844 8
Barnet 020C 0.048 25290/32,844 8
Barnet 023D 0.046 26166/32,844 8
Barnet 027D 0.044 26560/32,844 9
Barnet 020D 0.032 30069/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in West Finchley

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the West Finchley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (27125/32,844) in West Finchley is less than the adult average rank (29986/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barnet 027D 7.204 24800/32,844 8
Barnet 019C 6.762 25292/32,844 8
Barnet 023C 4.316 28145/32,844 9
Barnet 020E 4.188 28304/32,844 9
Barnet 019B 3.089 29630/32,844 10
Barnet 019A 2.994 29746/32,844 10
Barnet 023D 1.708 31204/32,844 10
Barnet 020D 1.124 31875/32,844 10
Barnet 023B 1.118 31886/32,844 10
Barnet 020C 1.066 31950/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in West Finchley

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Finchley. 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
Barnet 020E -0.637 25168/32,844 8
Barnet 019A -0.639 25202/32,844 8
Barnet 019B -0.681 25728/32,844 8
Barnet 019C -0.724 26172/32,844 8
Barnet 023C -1.184 30194/32,844 10
Barnet 023B -1.255 30624/32,844 10
Barnet 027D -1.322 30976/32,844 10
Barnet 023D -1.449 31538/32,844 10
Barnet 020C -1.613 32019/32,844 10
Barnet 020D -1.639 32083/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in West Finchley

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 Finchley. 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
Barnet 023B 0.492 9175/32,844 3
Barnet 019A 0.409 10309/32,844 4
Barnet 023D 0.331 11476/32,844 4
Barnet 023C 0.231 13009/32,844 4
Barnet 019B -0.181 19354/32,844 6
Barnet 020C -0.26 20484/32,844 7
Barnet 019C -0.287 20855/32,844 7
Barnet 027D -0.395 22390/32,844 7
Barnet 020D -0.581 24865/32,844 8
Barnet 020E -0.642 25561/32,844 8

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in West Finchley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in West Finchley. 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
Barnet 020E 36.709 3328/32,844 2
Barnet 020D 31.613 5900/32,844 2
Barnet 023C 28.689 7899/32,844 3
Barnet 019C 28.26 8217/32,844 3
Barnet 019B 27.881 8538/32,844 3
Barnet 023D 26.444 9761/32,844 3
Barnet 019A 26.429 9779/32,844 3
Barnet 023B 25.781 10380/32,844 4
Barnet 027D 24.197 11937/32,844 4
Barnet 020C 21.836 14519/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in West Finchley

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in West Finchley. 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
Barnet 023B 0.814 5541/32,844 2
Barnet 019A 0.759 6136/32,844 2
Barnet 023D 0.262 12406/32,844 4
Barnet 020E 0.152 14104/32,844 5
Barnet 023C -0.049 17239/32,844 6
Barnet 019B -0.176 19254/32,844 6
Barnet 020C -0.212 19798/32,844 7
Barnet 027D -0.393 22463/32,844 7
Barnet 019C -0.724 26565/32,844 9
Barnet 020D -1.075 29566/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in West Finchley

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in West Finchley. 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
Barnet 019A 1.106 3466/32,844 2
Barnet 023B 1.014 4037/32,844 2
Barnet 019C 1.004 4097/32,844 2
Barnet 027D 0.904 4822/32,844 2
Barnet 020C 0.892 4906/32,844 2
Barnet 019B 0.869 5082/32,844 2
Barnet 023C 0.824 5445/32,844 2
Barnet 023D 0.747 6073/32,844 2
Barnet 020D 0.577 7632/32,844 3
Barnet 020E 0.546 7919/32,844 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.