Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Highbury West, Islington

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

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

Overall Deprivation in Highbury West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Highbury West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Islington.
LSOA NameIMD ScoreIMD Rank (England)IMD Decile
Islington 006C39.8974293/32,8442
Islington 005E384870/32,8442
Islington 011I30.0448006/32,8443
Islington 011H29.148440/32,8443
Islington 006D22.82912160/32,8444
Islington 009E22.42612440/32,8444
Islington 006G16.59917374/32,8446
Islington 013C15.80718128/32,8446
Islington 006B13.32520714/32,8447
Islington 006F11.73522483/32,8447

Income Deprivation in Highbury West

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 Highbury West. 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 NameIncome ScoreIncome Rank (England)Income Decile
Islington 005E0.2633496/32,8442
Islington 006C0.2464219/32,8442
Islington 011I0.1778272/32,8443
Islington 009E0.1758376/32,8443
Islington 006D0.1649318/32,8443
Islington 011H0.1619569/32,8443
Islington 013C0.11114868/32,8445
Islington 006G0.10615504/32,8445
Islington 006B0.09117761/32,8446
Islington 006F0.02631418/32,84410

Employment Deprivation in Highbury West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Highbury West 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 NameEmployment ScoreEmployment Rank (England)Employment Decile
Islington 006C0.1774459/32,8442
Islington 005E0.165731/32,8442
Islington 009E0.11110958/32,8444
Islington 011H0.10212220/32,8444
Islington 006D0.09213924/32,8445
Islington 011I0.08315652/32,8445
Islington 013C0.07916469/32,8446
Islington 006B0.0718657/32,8446
Islington 006G0.0718678/32,8446
Islington 006F0.00932773/32,84410

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Highbury West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Highbury West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (19434/32,844) in Highbury West is less than the adult average rank (28045/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA NameEducation ScoreEducation Rank (England)Education Decile
Islington 005E15.08717297/32,8446
Islington 006D13.43918648/32,8446
Islington 006F13.21218866/32,8446
Islington 011H10.5221346/32,8447
Islington 009E8.8623012/32,8448
Islington 006C8.61823295/32,8448
Islington 011I5.16127121/32,8449
Islington 013C5.09627183/32,8449
Islington 006G2.33830490/32,84410
Islington 006B2.09230795/32,84410

Health Deprivation and Disability in Highbury West

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 Highbury West. 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 NameHealth ScoreHealth Rank (England)Health Decile
Islington 006C0.6377534/32,8443
Islington 005E0.39610387/32,8444
Islington 011I0.04915243/32,8445
Islington 011H0.02815577/32,8445
Islington 006F0.00116000/32,8445
Islington 006B-0.05316833/32,8446
Islington 006D-0.06617019/32,8446
Islington 009E-0.09617498/32,8446
Islington 006G-0.28520418/32,8447
Islington 013C-0.50523495/32,8448

Crime Deprivation in Highbury West

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 Highbury West. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA NameCrime ScoreCrime Rank (England)Crime Decile
Islington 006C1.646689/32,8441
Islington 011H1.0433204/32,8441
Islington 011I0.8325088/32,8442
Islington 005E0.6337283/32,8443
Islington 006D0.5158858/32,8443
Islington 013C0.4549708/32,8443
Islington 009E0.42410110/32,8444
Islington 006G0.31911659/32,8444
Islington 006B-0.87728032/32,8449
Islington 006F-1.3631271/32,84410

There were 120 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Highbury West in August 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Highbury West

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Highbury West. 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 NameBarriers ScoreBarriers Rank (England)Barriers Decile
Islington 006F33.3834887/32,8442
Islington 011H33.3494905/32,8442
Islington 011I31.9725672/32,8442
Islington 005E31.0536241/32,8442
Islington 006C30.7016473/32,8442
Islington 006D23.95512193/32,8444
Islington 009E23.89812246/32,8444
Islington 006B23.41812745/32,8444
Islington 013C22.07914229/32,8445
Islington 006G21.40515007/32,8445

Inside Environment Deprivation in Highbury West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Highbury West. 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 NameInside ScoreInside Rank (England)Inside Decile
Islington 011I1.4541251/32,8441
Islington 005E0.8615066/32,8442
Islington 011H0.6677130/32,8443
Islington 006G0.4429977/32,8444
Islington 006F0.37910826/32,8444
Islington 006B0.22812901/32,8444
Islington 006D0.07415302/32,8445
Islington 006C-0.34721806/32,8447
Islington 013C-0.37822256/32,8447
Islington 009E-0.40422617/32,8447

Outside Environment Deprivation in Highbury West

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Highbury West. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA NameOutside ScoreOutside (England)Outside Decile
Islington 006C2.167201/32,8441
Islington 011H1.93521/32,8441
Islington 005E1.813745/32,8441
Islington 011I1.802778/32,8441
Islington 006D1.737921/32,8441
Islington 006G1.6781067/32,8441
Islington 009E1.5631417/32,8441
Islington 013C1.4871670/32,8441
Islington 006F1.3512213/32,8441
Islington 006B1.0833589/32,8442

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.