Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Berry Hill, Forest of Dean

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Berry Hill, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Berry Hill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Berry Hill. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Forest of Dean.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Forest of Dean 007D 25.13 10684/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 007E 18.346 15827/32,844 5
Forest of Dean 007A 14.604 19336/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 006A 12.1 22048/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Berry Hill

6
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 Berry Hill. 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
Forest of Dean 007D 0.182 7896/32,844 3
Forest of Dean 007E 0.137 11772/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 007A 0.091 17759/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 006A 0.064 22697/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Berry Hill

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Berry Hill 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
Forest of Dean 007D 0.143 7239/32,844 3
Forest of Dean 007E 0.102 12154/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 007A 0.092 13984/32,844 5
Forest of Dean 006A 0.049 25123/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Berry Hill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Berry Hill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9164/32,844) in Berry Hill is less than the adult average rank (11606/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Forest of Dean 007D 46.038 3937/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 007A 36.51 6307/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 007E 26.606 10023/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 006A 10.879 21005/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Berry Hill

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 Berry Hill. 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
Forest of Dean 007D 0.333 11176/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 007E -0.339 21272/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 007A -0.396 22069/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 006A -0.756 26529/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Berry Hill

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Berry Hill. 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
Forest of Dean 006A -0.722 26463/32,844 9
Forest of Dean 007D -0.949 28681/32,844 9
Forest of Dean 007E -1.14 30104/32,844 10
Forest of Dean 007A -1.512 31820/32,844 10

There were 10 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Berry Hill in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Berry Hill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Berry Hill. 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
Forest of Dean 006A 32.846 5169/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 007E 24.283 11837/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 007A 13.509 24810/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 007D 9.713 28878/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Berry Hill

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Berry Hill. 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
Forest of Dean 006A 0.786 5832/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 007E -0.453 23265/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 007A -0.571 24817/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 007D -1.128 29891/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Berry Hill

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Berry Hill. 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
Forest of Dean 007E 0.169 12588/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 007D -0.322 20723/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 006A -0.405 22095/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 007A -0.67 25799/32,844 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.