Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wimbledon Park, Merton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wimbledon Park, Merton, Greater London

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wimbledon Park, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Merton. 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 7 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 Wimbledon Park 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 Wimbledon Park. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wimbledon Park

Very Good

iLivehere Rating 2/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wimbledon Park. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Merton.

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
Merton 001D	17.36	16682/32,844	6
Merton 003D	11.723	22492/32,844	7
Merton 003E	8.595	26305/32,844	9
Merton 001E	6.496	28880/32,844	9
Merton 001B	5.269	30253/32,844	10
Merton 001C	4.548	30969/32,844	10
Merton 001A	3.806	31671/32,844	10

Income Deprivation in Wimbledon Park

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 Wimbledon Park. 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
Merton 001D	0.124	13161/32,844	5
Merton 003D	0.093	17478/32,844	6
Merton 003E	0.058	24287/32,844	8
Merton 001E	0.042	28136/32,844	9
Merton 001B	0.037	29425/32,844	9
Merton 001A	0.018	32414/32,844	10
Merton 001C	0.017	32462/32,844	10

Employment Deprivation in Wimbledon Park

Very Good

iLivehere Rating 2/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wimbledon Park 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
Merton 003D	0.057	22262/32,844	7
Merton 001D	0.054	23446/32,844	8
Merton 003E	0.052	23992/32,844	8
Merton 001E	0.043	27076/32,844	9
Merton 001B	0.028	31169/32,844	10
Merton 001A	0.022	31993/32,844	10
Merton 001C	0.017	32505/32,844	10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wimbledon Park

Excellent

iLivehere Rating 1/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wimbledon Park population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (30744/32,844) in Wimbledon Park is less than the adult average rank (32167/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Merton 001D	4.318	28142/32,844	9
Merton 003D	2.003	30893/32,844	10
Merton 001E	0.298	32687/32,844	10
Merton 001B	0.288	32696/32,844	10
Merton 003E	0.252	32719/32,844	10
Merton 001A	0.233	32736/32,844	10
Merton 001C	0.013	32844/32,844	10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wimbledon Park

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 Wimbledon Park. 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
Merton 003D	-0.511	23576/32,844	8
Merton 003E	-0.551	24064/32,844	8
Merton 001D	-0.922	28171/32,844	9
Merton 001E	-0.968	28571/32,844	9
Merton 001B	-1.107	29652/32,844	10
Merton 001A	-1.232	30500/32,844	10
Merton 001C	-1.487	31655/32,844	10

Crime Deprivation in Wimbledon Park

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wimbledon Park. 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
Merton 001D	0.231	13010/32,844	4
Merton 003E	-0.132	18625/32,844	6
Merton 003D	-0.151	18901/32,844	6
Merton 001C	-0.177	19307/32,844	6
Merton 001B	-0.299	21033/32,844	7
Merton 001E	-0.612	25214/32,844	8
Merton 001A	-0.735	26636/32,844	9

There were 1 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wimbledon Park in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Wimbledon Park

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wimbledon Park. 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
Merton 001D	26.813	9444/32,844	3
Merton 003D	21.707	14656/32,844	5
Merton 003E	16.071	21574/32,844	7
Merton 001C	15.618	22206/32,844	7
Merton 001B	12.733	25716/32,844	8
Merton 001E	11.865	26702/32,844	9
Merton 001A	7.05	30942/32,844	10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wimbledon Park

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wimbledon Park. 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
Merton 001D	1.075	3305/32,844	2
Merton 001E	0.566	8361/32,844	3
Merton 001A	0.331	11466/32,844	4
Merton 003D	0.22	13013/32,844	4
Merton 001B	0.176	13712/32,844	5
Merton 001C	0.174	13739/32,844	5
Merton 003E	0.088	15069/32,844	5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wimbledon Park

Very Bad

iLivehere Rating 9/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wimbledon Park. 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
Merton 001B	1.087	3568/32,844	2
Merton 003E	1.038	3886/32,844	2
Merton 001D	1.016	4017/32,844	2
Merton 001A	0.952	4486/32,844	2
Merton 003D	0.89	4921/32,844	2
Merton 001C	0.886	4948/32,844	2
Merton 001E	0.845	5282/32,844	2

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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