Key Facts
2010 deprivation ranking shows
Fieldway is the most deprived ward
Selsdon & Ballards is the least deprived ward
Croydon has 2 LSOA's in the overall 5% most deprived bracket
Index of multiple deprivation
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) provides a measure of relative deprivation for each of the 32,482 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in the UK.
A LSOA is a geographical area designed for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They give an improved basis for comparison throughout the country because the units are more similar in size of population
Ward, Borough and Regional level data is calculated on an average of all the LSOA scores within its boundaries
The Overall IMD score is based on the below sub domains and weighted as follows
|
IMD type |
Weighting |
| Income Deprivation | 22.5% |
| Employment Deprivation | 22.5% |
| Health Deprivation | 13.5% |
| Education Deprivation | 13.5% |
| Barriers to Housing Deprivation | 9.3% |
| Crime Deprivation | 9.3% |
| Living Environment Derprivation | 9.3% |
Note - the data for the 2010 deprivation release relates to data gathered in 2008
Regional context
London contains 402 of the 10% most deprived LSOAs in England. London has 4,765 LSOAs in total so 8.4% of all its LSOAs are in the 10% most deprived nationally.
Overall deprivation
Croydon was ranked 19th most deprived London borough (out of 32 London boroughs) and is the 107th (out of 326 local authorities) most deprived local authority in England. Croydon has become more deprived between 2004 and 2010.
Income
All wards have become more deprived in comparison to 2004 with the exception of Fieldway and Fairfield which have improved, Selsdon and Ballards, Sanderstead, Purley, Coulsdon West, Bensham Manor and Addiscombe have remained unchanged
Employment
Fieldway, Selhurst, New Addington and South Norwood have remained within the 5 most deprived wards over 2004 - 2010 which correlates with the overall deprivation
Health
Selhurst and Broad Green have remained within the 5 most deprived wards over 2004 - 2010 showing a weaker correlation with overall deprivation
Education
Fieldway, Selhurst, New Addington and Broad Green have remained within the 5 most deprived wards over 2004 - 2010 which correlates with the overall deprivation
Crime
Selhurst is the only ward that has remained in most deprived wards for both overall deprivation and crime deprivation
Living Environment
Selhurst and South Norwood have remained in the 5 most deprived wards over 2004 - 2010
Barriers to Housing and Services
New Addington is the most deprived ward and its relative position has got worse, falling from 4,598 in 2004 to 3,056 in 2010
