Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Rickmansworth Town, Three Rivers

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Rickmansworth Town, Three Rivers, Hertfordshire

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Rickmansworth Town, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Three Rivers. 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 5 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 Rickmansworth Town 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 Rickmansworth Town. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Rickmansworth Town

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Rickmansworth Town. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Three Rivers.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Three Rivers 007C 10.585 23790/32,844 8
Three Rivers 011D 6.039 29426/32,844 9
Three Rivers 004D 4.78 30726/32,844 10
Three Rivers 007D 3.383 31980/32,844 10
Three Rivers 007E 2.208 32600/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Rickmansworth Town

2
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 Rickmansworth Town. 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
Three Rivers 007C 0.085 18722/32,844 6
Three Rivers 007D 0.046 27070/32,844 9
Three Rivers 004D 0.042 28221/32,844 9
Three Rivers 011D 0.036 29627/32,844 10
Three Rivers 007E 0.016 32549/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Rickmansworth Town

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rickmansworth Town 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
Three Rivers 007C 0.072 18282/32,844 6
Three Rivers 011D 0.027 31219/32,844 10
Three Rivers 007D 0.023 31922/32,844 10
Three Rivers 004D 0.021 32182/32,844 10
Three Rivers 007E 0.017 32497/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rickmansworth Town

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Rickmansworth Town population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (30478/32,844) in Rickmansworth Town is less than the adult average rank (30682/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Three Rivers 007C 3.075 29647/32,844 10
Three Rivers 004D 2.158 30712/32,844 10
Three Rivers 011D 1.799 31102/32,844 10
Three Rivers 007D 0.63 32410/32,844 10
Three Rivers 007E 0.582 32456/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rickmansworth Town

1
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 Rickmansworth Town. 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
Three Rivers 007C -0.553 24098/32,844 8
Three Rivers 007D -1.053 29245/32,844 9
Three Rivers 004D -1.487 31653/32,844 10
Three Rivers 011D -1.502 31707/32,844 10
Three Rivers 007E -2.251 32746/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Rickmansworth Town

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Rickmansworth Town. 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
Three Rivers 011D 0.151 14287/32,844 5
Three Rivers 007C -0.073 17746/32,844 6
Three Rivers 004D -0.262 20514/32,844 7
Three Rivers 007E -0.734 26619/32,844 9
Three Rivers 007D -1.157 30208/32,844 10

There were 76 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rickmansworth Town in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rickmansworth Town

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rickmansworth Town. 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
Three Rivers 011D 27.982 8454/32,844 3
Three Rivers 004D 25.034 11072/32,844 4
Three Rivers 007E 20.774 15743/32,844 5
Three Rivers 007C 20.541 16011/32,844 5
Three Rivers 007D 16.242 21364/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rickmansworth Town

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rickmansworth Town. 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
Three Rivers 007D -0.178 19281/32,844 6
Three Rivers 007C -0.188 19452/32,844 6
Three Rivers 011D -0.477 23604/32,844 8
Three Rivers 004D -0.67 25982/32,844 8
Three Rivers 007E -1.318 30872/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rickmansworth Town

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rickmansworth Town. 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
Three Rivers 007D -0.367 21492/32,844 7
Three Rivers 004D -0.495 23405/32,844 8
Three Rivers 007C -0.523 23810/32,844 8
Three Rivers 011D -0.574 24541/32,844 8
Three Rivers 007E -0.772 27083/32,844 9

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.