Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Abbey, Reading

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Abbey, Reading, Berkshire

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Abbey, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Reading. 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 9 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 Abbey 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 Abbey. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Abbey

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

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

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
Reading 011B	31.272	7409/32,844	3
Reading 011I	28.851	8572/32,844	3
Reading 010G	28.684	8663/32,844	3
Reading 011J	27.678	9208/32,844	3
Reading 011F	24.55	11038/32,844	4
Reading 011H	23.377	11774/32,844	4
Reading 010F	19.005	15239/32,844	5
Reading 011G	15.462	18484/32,844	6
Reading 007A	13.158	20880/32,844	7

Income Deprivation in Abbey

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Abbey. 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
Reading 010G	0.187	7530/32,844	3
Reading 011B	0.158	9817/32,844	3
Reading 011I	0.151	10395/32,844	4
Reading 011F	0.109	15072/32,844	5
Reading 011J	0.093	17429/32,844	6
Reading 011H	0.09	17932/32,844	6
Reading 010F	0.08	19566/32,844	6
Reading 011G	0.06	23718/32,844	8
Reading 007A	0.058	24150/32,844	8

Employment Deprivation in Abbey

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Abbey 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
Reading 010G	0.133	8174/32,844	3
Reading 011B	0.093	13852/32,844	5
Reading 011I	0.088	14622/32,844	5
Reading 011J	0.08	16396/32,844	5
Reading 011H	0.077	16917/32,844	6
Reading 011F	0.064	20518/32,844	7
Reading 010F	0.041	27688/32,844	9
Reading 007A	0.04	27758/32,844	9
Reading 011G	0.037	28698/32,844	9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Abbey

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Abbey population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10203/32,844) in Abbey is less than the adult average rank (27751/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Reading 011B	40.084	5343/32,844	2
Reading 010G	31.815	7881/32,844	3
Reading 007A	13.792	18337/32,844	6
Reading 011H	13.229	18847/32,844	6
Reading 011F	13.179	18891/32,844	6
Reading 011I	12.565	19440/32,844	6
Reading 011G	12.411	19568/32,844	6
Reading 011J	11.706	20227/32,844	7
Reading 010F	6.744	25311/32,844	8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Abbey

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

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 Abbey. 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
Reading 011F	0.66	7295/32,844	3
Reading 011B	0.6	7927/32,844	3
Reading 011H	0.497	9134/32,844	3
Reading 011I	0.427	9986/32,844	4
Reading 010G	0.34	11091/32,844	4
Reading 010F	0.275	11976/32,844	4
Reading 011J	0.26	12179/32,844	4
Reading 007A	-0.172	18699/32,844	6
Reading 011G	-0.272	20234/32,844	7

Crime Deprivation in Abbey

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Abbey. 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
Reading 011J	2.06	166/32,844	1
Reading 011I	1.172	2399/32,844	1
Reading 011B	0.943	3998/32,844	2
Reading 011H	0.935	4073/32,844	2
Reading 011F	0.904	4345/32,844	2
Reading 010F	0.658	6996/32,844	3
Reading 007A	0.5	9075/32,844	3
Reading 010G	0.242	12844/32,844	4
Reading 011G	0.11	14982/32,844	5

There were 728 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Abbey in January 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Abbey

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Abbey. 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
Reading 011F	40.679	2000/32,844	1
Reading 011G	36.344	3485/32,844	2
Reading 011H	35.936	3671/32,844	2
Reading 011I	31.747	5815/32,844	2
Reading 010G	31.305	6085/32,844	2
Reading 011J	29.187	7513/32,844	3
Reading 011B	29	7656/32,844	3
Reading 010F	25.703	10454/32,844	4
Reading 007A	17.788	19428/32,844	6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Abbey

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Abbey. 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
Reading 010F	1.177	2591/32,844	1
Reading 011I	0.893	4774/32,844	2
Reading 011G	0.889	4819/32,844	2
Reading 007A	0.807	5611/32,844	2
Reading 011J	0.717	6606/32,844	3
Reading 011B	0.663	7169/32,844	3
Reading 011H	0.366	10997/32,844	4
Reading 011F	0.114	14699/32,844	5
Reading 010G	-0.621	25425/32,844	8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Abbey

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Abbey. 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
Reading 011J	1.402	1976/32,844	1
Reading 011I	1.084	3585/32,844	2
Reading 010F	1.014	4033/32,844	2
Reading 011B	0.921	4685/32,844	2
Reading 011F	0.861	5149/32,844	2
Reading 011H	0.752	6035/32,844	2
Reading 010G	0.721	6312/32,844	2
Reading 011G	0.403	9469/32,844	3
Reading 007A	0.363	9952/32,844	4

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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