Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Whitefoot, Lewisham

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Whitefoot, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Lewisham. 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 9 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 Whitefoot 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 Whitefoot. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Whitefoot

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Whitefoot. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Lewisham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Lewisham 030A 44.725 3111/32,844 1
Lewisham 026C 37.163 5161/32,844 2
Lewisham 026A 34.426 6095/32,844 2
Lewisham 030C 33.849 6323/32,844 2
Lewisham 026B 33.222 6581/32,844 3
Lewisham 030D 30.959 7572/32,844 3
Lewisham 030B 25.742 10341/32,844 4
Lewisham 026D 22.059 12732/32,844 4
Lewisham 030E 21.578 13110/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Whitefoot

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Whitefoot. 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
Lewisham 030A 0.334 1344/32,844 1
Lewisham 026C 0.228 5066/32,844 2
Lewisham 026A 0.215 5787/32,844 2
Lewisham 030C 0.215 5811/32,844 2
Lewisham 030D 0.214 5855/32,844 2
Lewisham 026B 0.207 6244/32,844 2
Lewisham 030B 0.156 9920/32,844 4
Lewisham 030E 0.131 12402/32,844 4
Lewisham 026D 0.13 12501/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Whitefoot

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Whitefoot 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
Lewisham 030A 0.215 2481/32,844 1
Lewisham 030C 0.153 6275/32,844 2
Lewisham 026A 0.145 7043/32,844 3
Lewisham 026C 0.142 7304/32,844 3
Lewisham 026B 0.127 8903/32,844 3
Lewisham 030D 0.123 9378/32,844 3
Lewisham 030B 0.094 13507/32,844 5
Lewisham 026D 0.093 13797/32,844 5
Lewisham 030E 0.074 17751/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Whitefoot

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Whitefoot population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16895/32,844) in Whitefoot is more than the adult average rank (10226/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Lewisham 026B 34.866 6810/32,844 3
Lewisham 026C 28.389 9235/32,844 3
Lewisham 030A 26.294 10160/32,844 4
Lewisham 030C 22.799 12032/32,844 4
Lewisham 026A 22.575 12198/32,844 4
Lewisham 030D 22.285 12353/32,844 4
Lewisham 030B 19.243 14228/32,844 5
Lewisham 030E 13.349 18720/32,844 6
Lewisham 026D 8.327 23605/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Whitefoot

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 Whitefoot. 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
Lewisham 030A 0.647 7418/32,844 3
Lewisham 026C 0.596 7973/32,844 3
Lewisham 026B 0.523 8830/32,844 3
Lewisham 030C 0.304 11574/32,844 4
Lewisham 030D 0.006 15909/32,844 5
Lewisham 030B -0.09 17415/32,844 6
Lewisham 030E -0.12 17899/32,844 6
Lewisham 026A -0.135 18136/32,844 6
Lewisham 026D -0.207 19230/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Whitefoot

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 Whitefoot. 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
Lewisham 026A 1.007 3472/32,844 2
Lewisham 030B 0.727 6215/32,844 2
Lewisham 030D 0.691 6601/32,844 3
Lewisham 030E 0.432 10008/32,844 4
Lewisham 030C 0.431 10028/32,844 4
Lewisham 026C 0.289 12106/32,844 4
Lewisham 030A 0.283 12200/32,844 4
Lewisham 026D 0.054 15826/32,844 5
Lewisham 026B -0.331 21475/32,844 7

There were 734 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Whitefoot in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Whitefoot

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Whitefoot. 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
Lewisham 026B 44.931 1073/32,844 1
Lewisham 030C 41.498 1778/32,844 1
Lewisham 030D 41.168 1882/32,844 1
Lewisham 030A 39.998 2190/32,844 1
Lewisham 026D 39.1 2453/32,844 1
Lewisham 026C 37.977 2842/32,844 1
Lewisham 026A 37.919 2861/32,844 1
Lewisham 030B 34.99 4093/32,844 2
Lewisham 030E 29.129 7551/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Whitefoot

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Whitefoot. 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
Lewisham 026C 0.989 3944/32,844 2
Lewisham 030E 0.76 6111/32,844 2
Lewisham 026A 0.555 8476/32,844 3
Lewisham 026D 0.45 9880/32,844 4
Lewisham 030C 0.091 15025/32,844 5
Lewisham 030B 0.089 15057/32,844 5
Lewisham 026B 0.052 15624/32,844 5
Lewisham 030A -0.605 25236/32,844 8
Lewisham 030D -0.729 26617/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Whitefoot

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Whitefoot. 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
Lewisham 030B 1.406 1957/32,844 1
Lewisham 030D 1.296 2454/32,844 1
Lewisham 030E 1.115 3406/32,844 2
Lewisham 026D 1.11 3435/32,844 2
Lewisham 026A 1.09 3545/32,844 2
Lewisham 030C 1.022 3982/32,844 2
Lewisham 026C 0.997 4149/32,844 2
Lewisham 030A 0.881 4993/32,844 2
Lewisham 026B 0.835 5359/32,844 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.