Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Arlington, Wealden

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Arlington, Wealden, East Sussex

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Arlington, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wealden. 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 7 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 Arlington 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 Arlington. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Arlington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Arlington. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wealden.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wealden 018F 17.777 16333/32,844 5
Wealden 013C 17.587 16477/32,844 6
Wealden 018B 14.371 19577/32,844 6
Wealden 018A 12.253 21881/32,844 7
Wealden 016A 10.604 23772/32,844 8
Wealden 013B 10.224 24237/32,844 8
Wealden 016B 10.123 24356/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Arlington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Arlington. 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
Wealden 018F 0.103 15903/32,844 5
Wealden 013C 0.089 18081/32,844 6
Wealden 018B 0.084 18931/32,844 6
Wealden 016A 0.068 22034/32,844 7
Wealden 016B 0.068 22036/32,844 7
Wealden 018A 0.059 24048/32,844 8
Wealden 013B 0.039 28722/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Arlington

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Arlington 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
Wealden 018F 0.074 17856/32,844 6
Wealden 016A 0.065 20179/32,844 7
Wealden 013C 0.063 20612/32,844 7
Wealden 018B 0.062 21035/32,844 7
Wealden 016B 0.06 21493/32,844 7
Wealden 018A 0.042 27350/32,844 9
Wealden 013B 0.039 28222/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Arlington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Arlington population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18417/32,844) in Arlington is less than the adult average rank (20433/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wealden 016A 19.72 13928/32,844 5
Wealden 016B 17.308 15601/32,844 5
Wealden 018F 16.429 16245/32,844 5
Wealden 018B 12.677 19335/32,844 6
Wealden 013C 9.922 21904/32,844 7
Wealden 013B 8.469 23437/32,844 8
Wealden 018A 5.189 27098/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Arlington

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Arlington. 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
Wealden 018A -0.346 21398/32,844 7
Wealden 016A -0.549 24035/32,844 8
Wealden 018B -0.815 27163/32,844 9
Wealden 018F -0.844 27440/32,844 9
Wealden 013C -0.959 28492/32,844 9
Wealden 016B -1.003 28841/32,844 9
Wealden 013B -1.451 31548/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Arlington

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Arlington. 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
Wealden 016B 0.029 16238/32,844 5
Wealden 018F -0.407 22520/32,844 7
Wealden 018B -0.736 26652/32,844 9
Wealden 016A -0.888 28133/32,844 9
Wealden 013B -0.996 29061/32,844 9
Wealden 013C -1.054 29500/32,844 9
Wealden 018A -2.29 32780/32,844 10

There were 12 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Arlington in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Arlington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Arlington. 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
Wealden 018A 36.645 3353/32,844 2
Wealden 018F 35.573 3818/32,844 2
Wealden 013C 32.326 5458/32,844 2
Wealden 018B 31.306 6083/32,844 2
Wealden 013B 29.997 6974/32,844 3
Wealden 016A 22.656 13573/32,844 5
Wealden 016B 20.577 15967/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Arlington

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Arlington. 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
Wealden 013C 1.542 976/32,844 1
Wealden 013B 1.034 3622/32,844 2
Wealden 018A 0.917 4529/32,844 2
Wealden 018F 0.766 6043/32,844 2
Wealden 018B 0.703 6752/32,844 3
Wealden 016A -1.086 29645/32,844 10
Wealden 016B -1.541 31670/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Arlington

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Arlington. 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
Wealden 018B 0.44 9021/32,844 3
Wealden 018F 0.212 11967/32,844 4
Wealden 013B 0.185 12345/32,844 4
Wealden 013C 0.154 12815/32,844 4
Wealden 016A -0.108 17125/32,844 6
Wealden 016B -0.108 17126/32,844 6
Wealden 018A -0.239 19304/32,844 6

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.