Deprivation Statistics for Kirkby Cross & Portland, Ashfield

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Kirkby Cross & Portland, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Kirkby Cross & Portland, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Ashfield. 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 4 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 Kirkby Cross & Portland 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 Kirkby Cross & Portland. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Kirkby Cross & Portland

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Kirkby Cross & Portland. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Ashfield.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Ashfield 009C 21.787 12923/32,844 4
Ashfield 007A 20.328 14061/32,844 5
Ashfield 009B 19.842 14479/32,844 5
Ashfield 009A 17.027 16960/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Kirkby Cross & Portland

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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 Kirkby Cross & Portland. 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
Ashfield 009C 0.118 14008/32,844 5
Ashfield 007A 0.109 15030/32,844 5
Ashfield 009A 0.106 15474/32,844 5
Ashfield 009B 0.106 15484/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Kirkby Cross & Portland

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Kirkby Cross & Portland 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
Ashfield 009C 0.131 8379/32,844 3
Ashfield 009B 0.117 10084/32,844 4
Ashfield 007A 0.094 13634/32,844 5
Ashfield 009A 0.089 14539/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Kirkby Cross & Portland

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Kirkby Cross & Portland population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15105/32,844) in Kirkby Cross & Portland is more than the adult average rank (9354/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Ashfield 009C 32.393 7667/32,844 3
Ashfield 007A 30.522 8356/32,844 3
Ashfield 009A 17.733 15316/32,844 5
Ashfield 009B 16.023 16558/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Kirkby Cross & Portland

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Kirkby Cross & Portland. 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
Ashfield 009B 0.512 8961/32,844 3
Ashfield 009A 0.396 10385/32,844 4
Ashfield 007A 0.348 11002/32,844 4
Ashfield 009C 0.309 11512/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Kirkby Cross & Portland

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Kirkby Cross & Portland. 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
Ashfield 007A 0.464 9562/32,844 3
Ashfield 009B 0.455 9693/32,844 3
Ashfield 009C -0.082 17869/32,844 6
Ashfield 009A -0.297 21004/32,844 7

There were 12 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Kirkby Cross & Portland in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Kirkby Cross & Portland

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Kirkby Cross & Portland. 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
Ashfield 009A 23.244 12936/32,844 4
Ashfield 009C 18.238 18809/32,844 6
Ashfield 009B 17.638 19605/32,844 6
Ashfield 007A 6.494 31265/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Kirkby Cross & Portland

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Kirkby Cross & Portland. 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
Ashfield 007A 0.443 9957/32,844 4
Ashfield 009C -0.521 24171/32,844 8
Ashfield 009B -0.543 24448/32,844 8
Ashfield 009A -0.649 25753/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Kirkby Cross & Portland

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Kirkby Cross & Portland. 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
Ashfield 009C -0.186 18412/32,844 6
Ashfield 007A -0.273 19849/32,844 7
Ashfield 009A -0.401 22042/32,844 7
Ashfield 009B -0.436 22589/32,844 7

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.