Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Alfreton, Amber Valley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Alfreton, Amber Valley, Derbyshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Alfreton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Alfreton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Amber Valley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Amber Valley 003A 38.708 4660/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001B 30.461 7806/32,844 3
Amber Valley 001A 29.852 8092/32,844 3
Amber Valley 001D 28.614 8699/32,844 3
Amber Valley 001C 19.597 14718/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Alfreton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Alfreton. 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
Amber Valley 003A 0.22 5511/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001A 0.19 7315/32,844 3
Amber Valley 001B 0.185 7645/32,844 3
Amber Valley 001D 0.153 10227/32,844 4
Amber Valley 001C 0.116 14145/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Alfreton

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Alfreton 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
Amber Valley 003A 0.186 3926/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001B 0.165 5317/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001A 0.159 5777/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001D 0.156 6075/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001C 0.118 9911/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Alfreton

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Alfreton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8031/32,844) in Alfreton is more than the adult average rank (3353/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Amber Valley 003A 62.131 1506/32,844 1
Amber Valley 001A 55.656 2302/32,844 1
Amber Valley 001B 39.64 5453/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001D 35.874 6480/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001C 28.587 9148/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Alfreton

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Alfreton. 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
Amber Valley 003A 1.268 2518/32,844 1
Amber Valley 001B 1.031 4003/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001D 0.906 5002/32,844 2
Amber Valley 001C 0.41 10188/32,844 4
Amber Valley 001A 0.409 10211/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Alfreton

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 Alfreton. 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
Amber Valley 001B -0.208 19755/32,844 7
Amber Valley 003A -0.255 20423/32,844 7
Amber Valley 001D -0.295 20968/32,844 7
Amber Valley 001C -0.373 22064/32,844 7
Amber Valley 001A -0.641 25543/32,844 8

There were 141 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Alfreton in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Alfreton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Alfreton. 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
Amber Valley 003A 16.247 21356/32,844 7
Amber Valley 001C 15.418 22457/32,844 7
Amber Valley 001A 13.172 25200/32,844 8
Amber Valley 001D 9.583 28995/32,844 9
Amber Valley 001B 9.435 29134/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Alfreton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Alfreton. 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
Amber Valley 001D 0.584 8134/32,844 3
Amber Valley 001A 0.312 11721/32,844 4
Amber Valley 001B 0.095 14979/32,844 5
Amber Valley 003A 0.037 15855/32,844 5
Amber Valley 001C -0.668 25966/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Alfreton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Alfreton. 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
Amber Valley 001D 0.232 11683/32,844 4
Amber Valley 003A -0.446 22705/32,844 7
Amber Valley 001B -0.458 22894/32,844 7
Amber Valley 001C -0.832 27787/32,844 9
Amber Valley 001A -1.079 30089/32,844 10

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.