Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Whalebone, Barking and Dagenham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Whalebone, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Whalebone, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Barking and Dagenham. 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 6 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 Whalebone 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 Whalebone. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Whalebone

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 Whalebone. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Barking and Dagenham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Barking and Dagenham 002D 28.903 8544/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 004D 25.691 10373/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 002F 25.268 10601/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 002E 24.743 10925/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 004E 23.288 11855/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 002C 17.741 16365/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Whalebone

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 Whalebone. 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
Barking and Dagenham 002D 0.174 8457/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 002F 0.152 10322/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 002E 0.129 12627/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 004D 0.12 13637/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 004E 0.119 13863/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 002C 0.112 14678/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Whalebone

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Whalebone 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
Barking and Dagenham 002D 0.111 10920/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 004D 0.084 15539/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 002F 0.081 16043/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 002C 0.078 16725/32,844 6
Barking and Dagenham 004E 0.074 17792/32,844 6
Barking and Dagenham 002E 0.065 19995/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Whalebone

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Whalebone population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20029/32,844) in Whalebone is more than the adult average rank (10812/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barking and Dagenham 004D 22.485 12247/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 002D 20.878 13216/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 004E 19.124 14308/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 002E 18.969 14420/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 002F 16.983 15827/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 002C 12.848 19168/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Whalebone

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Whalebone. 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
Barking and Dagenham 002D 0.187 13246/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 002C -0.002 16046/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 004E -0.117 17851/32,844 6
Barking and Dagenham 002F -0.122 17933/32,844 6
Barking and Dagenham 004D -0.199 19119/32,844 6
Barking and Dagenham 002E -0.324 21026/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Whalebone

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 Whalebone. 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
Barking and Dagenham 004D 0.891 4478/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 002F 0.708 6421/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 002E 0.602 7729/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 004E 0.423 10125/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 002D 0.313 11745/32,844 4
Barking and Dagenham 002C -0.312 21211/32,844 7

There were 546 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Whalebone in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Whalebone

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Whalebone. 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
Barking and Dagenham 002D 44.339 1179/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 002E 43.159 1404/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 002F 42.208 1615/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 004E 40.755 1978/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 004D 39.755 2272/32,844 1
Barking and Dagenham 002C 32.872 5156/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Whalebone

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Whalebone. 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
Barking and Dagenham 002E 0.815 5533/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 004E 0.535 8739/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 004D 0.469 9628/32,844 3
Barking and Dagenham 002D 0.206 13212/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 002F 0.087 15086/32,844 5
Barking and Dagenham 002C -0.133 18555/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Whalebone

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Whalebone. 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
Barking and Dagenham 004D 1.049 3806/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 002F 1.001 4125/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 004E 0.941 4585/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 002E 0.93 4655/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 002D 0.807 5584/32,844 2
Barking and Dagenham 002C 0.689 6582/32,844 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.