Deprivation Statistics for Bedlington Central, Northumberland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bedlington Central, Northumberland, Northumberland

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bedlington Central, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Northumberland. 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 4 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 Bedlington Central 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 Bedlington Central. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bedlington Central

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bedlington Central. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Northumberland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Northumberland 021F 26.565 9856/32,844 4
Northumberland 020A 24.5 11065/32,844 4
Northumberland 021B 20.684 13787/32,844 5
Northumberland 021A 12.422 21691/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Bedlington Central

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bedlington Central. 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
Northumberland 020A 0.15 10512/32,844 4
Northumberland 021F 0.135 12042/32,844 4
Northumberland 021B 0.125 13147/32,844 5
Northumberland 021A 0.09 17885/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Bedlington Central

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bedlington Central 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
Northumberland 020A 0.132 8259/32,844 3
Northumberland 021F 0.117 10044/32,844 4
Northumberland 021B 0.104 11895/32,844 4
Northumberland 021A 0.082 15806/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bedlington Central

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bedlington Central population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14833/32,844) in Bedlington Central is less than the adult average rank (15423/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Northumberland 021F 32.734 7547/32,844 3
Northumberland 020A 21.479 12868/32,844 4
Northumberland 021B 12.506 19494/32,844 6
Northumberland 021A 10.715 21166/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bedlington Central

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Bedlington Central. 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
Northumberland 021F 0.681 7059/32,844 3
Northumberland 021B 0.615 7766/32,844 3
Northumberland 020A 0.366 10775/32,844 4
Northumberland 021A -0.04 16626/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Bedlington Central

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bedlington Central. 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
Northumberland 021F 1.418 1291/32,844 1
Northumberland 020A 1.099 2808/32,844 1
Northumberland 021B 0.995 3554/32,844 2
Northumberland 021A 0.205 13404/32,844 5

There were 96 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bedlington Central in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bedlington Central

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bedlington Central. 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
Northumberland 020A 11.838 26735/32,844 9
Northumberland 021B 11.578 27048/32,844 9
Northumberland 021A 10.061 28544/32,844 9
Northumberland 021F 4.399 32253/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bedlington Central

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bedlington Central. 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
Northumberland 020A -0.787 27214/32,844 9
Northumberland 021F -1.181 30189/32,844 10
Northumberland 021A -1.469 31422/32,844 10
Northumberland 021B -2.328 32750/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bedlington Central

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bedlington Central. 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
Northumberland 021F -0.964 29119/32,844 9
Northumberland 021B -0.992 29364/32,844 9
Northumberland 020A -0.997 29415/32,844 9
Northumberland 021A -1.067 29989/32,844 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.