Deprivation Statistics for Baldock East, North Hertfordshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Baldock East, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Baldock East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of North Hertfordshire. 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 3 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 Baldock East 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 Baldock East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Baldock East

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Baldock East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of North Hertfordshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
North Hertfordshire 004D 10.196 24259/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 004A 4.348 31163/32,844 10
North Hertfordshire 004B 3.225 32084/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Baldock East

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 Baldock East. 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
North Hertfordshire 004D 0.075 20500/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 004B 0.026 31520/32,844 10
North Hertfordshire 004A 0.023 31849/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Baldock East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Baldock East 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
North Hertfordshire 004D 0.059 21904/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 004B 0.028 31071/32,844 10
North Hertfordshire 004A 0.021 32183/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Baldock East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Baldock East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (26401/32,844) in Baldock East is more than the adult average rank (25757/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
North Hertfordshire 004D 10.409 21448/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 004A 3.762 28809/32,844 9
North Hertfordshire 004B 2.329 30501/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Baldock East

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 Baldock East. 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
North Hertfordshire 004D -0.522 23717/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 004A -0.742 26375/32,844 9
North Hertfordshire 004B -1.263 30664/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Baldock East

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 Baldock East. 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
North Hertfordshire 004D -0.046 17376/32,844 6
North Hertfordshire 004B -0.505 23866/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 004A -1.793 32435/32,844 10

There were 106 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Baldock East in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Baldock East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Baldock East. 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
North Hertfordshire 004A 27.726 8665/32,844 3
North Hertfordshire 004B 20.118 16509/32,844 6
North Hertfordshire 004D 19.826 16854/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Baldock East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Baldock East. 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
North Hertfordshire 004D -0.397 22518/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 004A -0.878 28028/32,844 9
North Hertfordshire 004B -1.144 29976/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Baldock East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Baldock East. 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
North Hertfordshire 004D -0.128 17466/32,844 6
North Hertfordshire 004B -0.459 22898/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 004A -0.568 24442/32,844 8

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.