Deprivation Statistics for Benhall and The Reddings, Cheltenham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Benhall and The Reddings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Benhall and The Reddings, 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 Benhall and The Reddings 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 Benhall and The Reddings. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Benhall and The Reddings

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Benhall and The Reddings. 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 010B 6.965 28375/32,844 9
Cheltenham 010C 6.898 28455/32,844 9
Cheltenham 010A 5.629 29879/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Benhall and The Reddings

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 Benhall and The Reddings. 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 010C 0.056 24642/32,844 8
Cheltenham 010B 0.039 28960/32,844 9
Cheltenham 010A 0.035 29704/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Benhall and The Reddings

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Benhall and The Reddings 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 010C 0.051 24425/32,844 8
Cheltenham 010B 0.049 25023/32,844 8
Cheltenham 010A 0.046 26072/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Benhall and The Reddings

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 Benhall and The Reddings population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (26878/32,844) in Benhall and The Reddings is more than the adult average rank (26320/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cheltenham 010C 5.053 27226/32,844 9
Cheltenham 010B 4.849 27485/32,844 9
Cheltenham 010A 4.551 27847/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Benhall and The Reddings

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Benhall and The Reddings. 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 010B -0.233 19629/32,844 6
Cheltenham 010C -0.397 22083/32,844 7
Cheltenham 010A -0.718 26109/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Benhall and The Reddings

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Benhall and The Reddings. 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 010A 0.04 16058/32,844 5
Cheltenham 010B -0.277 20717/32,844 7
Cheltenham 010C -0.413 22610/32,844 7

There were 134 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Benhall and The Reddings in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Benhall and The Reddings

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Benhall and The Reddings. 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 010C 19.03 17831/32,844 6
Cheltenham 010B 17.946 19203/32,844 6
Cheltenham 010A 15.613 22208/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Benhall and The Reddings

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Benhall and The Reddings. 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 010B -0.029 16908/32,844 6
Cheltenham 010A -0.376 22232/32,844 7
Cheltenham 010C -0.978 28886/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Benhall and The Reddings

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Benhall and The Reddings. 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 010A -0.834 27802/32,844 9
Cheltenham 010B -1.063 29958/32,844 10
Cheltenham 010C -1.337 31595/32,844 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.