Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Battledown, Cheltenham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Battledown, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Battledown

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Battledown. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cheltenham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cheltenham 012B 7.917 27156/32,844 9
Cheltenham 012A 5.169 30352/32,844 10
Cheltenham 012C 1.419 32797/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Battledown

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 Battledown. 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
Cheltenham 012B 0.063 23036/32,844 8
Cheltenham 012A 0.051 25866/32,844 8
Cheltenham 012C 0.019 32307/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Battledown

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Battledown 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
Cheltenham 012B 0.055 23074/32,844 8
Cheltenham 012A 0.047 25758/32,844 8
Cheltenham 012C 0.023 31883/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Battledown

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Battledown population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (30253/32,844) in Battledown is more than the adult average rank (29708/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cheltenham 012B 3.105 29609/32,844 10
Cheltenham 012A 2.764 30016/32,844 10
Cheltenham 012C 0.487 32532/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Battledown

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 Battledown. 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
Cheltenham 012B -0.466 22971/32,844 7
Cheltenham 012A -0.882 27816/32,844 9
Cheltenham 012C -0.999 28812/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Battledown

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 Battledown. 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
Cheltenham 012A -0.501 23809/32,844 8
Cheltenham 012B -0.548 24440/32,844 8
Cheltenham 012C -0.66 25759/32,844 8

There were 103 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Battledown in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Battledown

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Battledown. 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
Cheltenham 012A 17.216 20156/32,844 7
Cheltenham 012B 14.978 23057/32,844 8
Cheltenham 012C 7.704 30529/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Battledown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Battledown. 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
Cheltenham 012B 0.507 9102/32,844 3
Cheltenham 012A -0.509 24004/32,844 8
Cheltenham 012C -0.83 27610/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Battledown

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Battledown. 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
Cheltenham 012B -1.606 32451/32,844 10
Cheltenham 012A -1.839 32736/32,844 10
Cheltenham 012C -1.947 32804/32,844 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.