Deprivation Statistics for Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown, Cherwell

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown, Cherwell, Oxfordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cherwell.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cherwell 004A 39.042 4563/32,844 2
Cherwell 004G 37.967 4883/32,844 2
Cherwell 004H 25.503 10471/32,844 4
Cherwell 004F 24.618 10996/32,844 4
Cherwell 004D 14.715 19211/32,844 6
Cherwell 004C 14.338 19601/32,844 6
Cherwell 007D 13.394 20628/32,844 7
Cherwell 007B 12.985 21067/32,844 7
Cherwell 004E 8.888 25935/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

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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 Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown. 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
Cherwell 004G 0.231 4915/32,844 2
Cherwell 004A 0.203 6483/32,844 2
Cherwell 004H 0.136 11882/32,844 4
Cherwell 004F 0.122 13403/32,844 5
Cherwell 007B 0.085 18765/32,844 6
Cherwell 004D 0.081 19315/32,844 6
Cherwell 007D 0.069 21709/32,844 7
Cherwell 004C 0.066 22347/32,844 7
Cherwell 004E 0.042 28193/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown 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
Cherwell 004G 0.174 4719/32,844 2
Cherwell 004A 0.163 5518/32,844 2
Cherwell 004H 0.085 15221/32,844 5
Cherwell 004F 0.082 15894/32,844 5
Cherwell 007D 0.07 18809/32,844 6
Cherwell 007B 0.064 20458/32,844 7
Cherwell 004C 0.054 23449/32,844 8
Cherwell 004D 0.049 24925/32,844 8
Cherwell 004E 0.033 29934/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8058/32,844) in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown is less than the adult average rank (13475/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cherwell 004G 59.037 1844/32,844 1
Cherwell 004H 49.756 3289/32,844 2
Cherwell 004C 37.069 6174/32,844 2
Cherwell 004F 35.289 6678/32,844 3
Cherwell 004A 34.61 6899/32,844 3
Cherwell 004D 25.192 10732/32,844 4
Cherwell 007B 20.692 13339/32,844 5
Cherwell 004E 14.193 17994/32,844 6
Cherwell 007D 9.091 22768/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

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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 Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown. 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
Cherwell 004A 1.178 2998/32,844 1
Cherwell 004G 1.059 3807/32,844 2
Cherwell 004H 0.532 8721/32,844 3
Cherwell 007D 0.384 10547/32,844 4
Cherwell 004F 0.274 11993/32,844 4
Cherwell 004C -0.095 17484/32,844 6
Cherwell 004D -0.208 19241/32,844 6
Cherwell 004E -0.387 21951/32,844 7
Cherwell 007B -0.499 23405/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown. 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
Cherwell 004A 1.032 3288/32,844 2
Cherwell 004F 0.25 12725/32,844 4
Cherwell 004H 0.245 12807/32,844 4
Cherwell 004G 0.022 16356/32,844 5
Cherwell 007B 0.001 16662/32,844 6
Cherwell 007D -0.09 17992/32,844 6
Cherwell 004D -0.154 18951/32,844 6
Cherwell 004E -0.409 22551/32,844 7
Cherwell 004C -0.708 26303/32,844 9

There were 227 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown. 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
Cherwell 004D 29.527 7283/32,844 3
Cherwell 004E 25.541 10628/32,844 4
Cherwell 004C 23.393 12766/32,844 4
Cherwell 007D 21.089 15396/32,844 5
Cherwell 004F 20.813 15702/32,844 5
Cherwell 004G 20.479 16102/32,844 5
Cherwell 004H 20.208 16410/32,844 5
Cherwell 007B 20.173 16443/32,844 6
Cherwell 004A 19.488 17287/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown. 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
Cherwell 004F 0.917 4532/32,844 2
Cherwell 004A 0.91 4604/32,844 2
Cherwell 004H 0.163 13923/32,844 5
Cherwell 004C -0.195 19564/32,844 6
Cherwell 007B -0.243 20286/32,844 7
Cherwell 004D -0.492 23820/32,844 8
Cherwell 004G -0.636 25593/32,844 8
Cherwell 007D -0.652 25786/32,844 8
Cherwell 004E -1.798 32250/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown. 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
Cherwell 004E 1.224 2808/32,844 1
Cherwell 004F 1.099 3505/32,844 2
Cherwell 004H 0.768 5897/32,844 2
Cherwell 004D 0.698 6499/32,844 2
Cherwell 004G 0.646 6988/32,844 3
Cherwell 004A 0.611 7322/32,844 3
Cherwell 007D 0.519 8205/32,844 3
Cherwell 004C 0.34 10243/32,844 4
Cherwell 007B 0.168 12602/32,844 4

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.