Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bexhill Central, Rother

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bexhill Central, Rother, East Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Bexhill Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bexhill Central. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Rother.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Rother 011B 35.458 5728/32,844 2
Rother 011C 31.747 7179/32,844 3
Rother 011A 27.215 9455/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Bexhill Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bexhill 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
Rother 011C 0.235 4755/32,844 2
Rother 011B 0.201 6629/32,844 3
Rother 011A 0.162 9450/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Bexhill Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bexhill 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
Rother 011C 0.179 4356/32,844 2
Rother 011B 0.175 4661/32,844 2
Rother 011A 0.135 7973/32,844 3

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bexhill Central

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bexhill Central population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12873/32,844) in Bexhill Central is less than the adult average rank (13283/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Rother 011B 26.127 10253/32,844 4
Rother 011A 20.021 13751/32,844 5
Rother 011C 18.29 14928/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bexhill Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Bexhill 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
Rother 011B 0.963 4514/32,844 2
Rother 011C 0.469 9466/32,844 3
Rother 011A 0.366 10765/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Bexhill Central

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bexhill 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
Rother 011B 0.675 6792/32,844 3
Rother 011A 0.517 8825/32,844 3
Rother 011C 0.139 14493/32,844 5

There were 167 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bexhill Central in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bexhill Central

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bexhill 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
Rother 011B 21.662 14707/32,844 5
Rother 011C 21.154 15321/32,844 5
Rother 011A 18.66 18287/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bexhill Central

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bexhill 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
Rother 011A 1.027 3679/32,844 2
Rother 011B 0.889 4821/32,844 2
Rother 011C 0.77 5995/32,844 2

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bexhill Central

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bexhill 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
Rother 011B 0.007 15183/32,844 5
Rother 011A -0.042 15980/32,844 5
Rother 011C -0.277 19933/32,844 7

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.