Deprivation Statistics for Bicester South and Ambrosden, Cherwell

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bicester South and Ambrosden, Cherwell, Oxfordshire

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bicester South and Ambrosden, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Cherwell. 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 9 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 Bicester South and Ambrosden 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 Bicester South and Ambrosden. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bicester South and Ambrosden

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bicester South and Ambrosden. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cherwell.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cherwell 014A 27.608 9240/32,844 3
Cherwell 015D 20.411 14006/32,844 5
Cherwell 016A 13.215 20824/32,844 7
Cherwell 011F 11.706 22514/32,844 7
Cherwell 013E 10.845 23499/32,844 8
Cherwell 015A 9.118 25630/32,844 8
Cherwell 011A 6.116 29318/32,844 9
Cherwell 015B 4.36 31149/32,844 10
Cherwell 015C 2.968 32250/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Bicester South and Ambrosden

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 Bicester South and Ambrosden. 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
Cherwell 014A 0.146 10881/32,844 4
Cherwell 015D 0.103 15956/32,844 5
Cherwell 011F 0.054 25246/32,844 8
Cherwell 013E 0.052 25608/32,844 8
Cherwell 016A 0.048 26639/32,844 9
Cherwell 015A 0.04 28483/32,844 9
Cherwell 011A 0.033 30182/32,844 10
Cherwell 015C 0.031 30677/32,844 10
Cherwell 015B 0.028 31209/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Bicester South and Ambrosden

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bicester South and Ambrosden 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
Cherwell 014A 0.098 12868/32,844 4
Cherwell 015D 0.075 17498/32,844 6
Cherwell 016A 0.051 24283/32,844 8
Cherwell 013E 0.046 26016/32,844 8
Cherwell 011F 0.037 28909/32,844 9
Cherwell 015A 0.029 30916/32,844 10
Cherwell 015C 0.028 31151/32,844 10
Cherwell 015B 0.023 31918/32,844 10
Cherwell 011A 0.018 32440/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bicester South and Ambrosden

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bicester South and Ambrosden population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15651/32,844) in Bicester South and Ambrosden is less than the adult average rank (20815/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cherwell 014A 44.862 4194/32,844 2
Cherwell 011A 23.489 11619/32,844 4
Cherwell 015D 18.33 14888/32,844 5
Cherwell 015A 17.46 15500/32,844 5
Cherwell 013E 13.111 18938/32,844 6
Cherwell 011F 8.403 23522/32,844 8
Cherwell 016A 7.513 24467/32,844 8
Cherwell 015C 6.419 25691/32,844 8
Cherwell 015B 6.117 26050/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bicester South and Ambrosden

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Bicester South and Ambrosden. 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
Cherwell 014A 0.468 9484/32,844 3
Cherwell 015D 0.176 13374/32,844 5
Cherwell 013E -0.692 25844/32,844 8
Cherwell 016A -0.711 26036/32,844 8
Cherwell 015B -0.712 26044/32,844 8
Cherwell 015A -0.748 26443/32,844 9
Cherwell 011F -0.912 28075/32,844 9
Cherwell 015C -0.952 28431/32,844 9
Cherwell 011A -0.968 28568/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Bicester South and Ambrosden

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 Bicester South and Ambrosden. 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
Cherwell 015D 1.206 2208/32,844 1
Cherwell 014A 1.022 3359/32,844 2
Cherwell 013E 0.655 7015/32,844 3
Cherwell 016A 0.074 15507/32,844 5
Cherwell 011F -0.483 23533/32,844 8
Cherwell 015B -0.495 23717/32,844 8
Cherwell 015A -0.983 28937/32,844 9
Cherwell 011A -1.132 30061/32,844 10
Cherwell 015C -1.191 30420/32,844 10

There were 9 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bicester South and Ambrosden in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bicester South and Ambrosden

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bicester South and Ambrosden. 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
Cherwell 015A 36.733 3307/32,844 2
Cherwell 016A 35.201 3985/32,844 2
Cherwell 011F 22.696 13536/32,844 5
Cherwell 015B 20.297 16295/32,844 5
Cherwell 014A 20.257 16352/32,844 5
Cherwell 015D 19.877 16798/32,844 6
Cherwell 013E 18.298 18731/32,844 6
Cherwell 011A 18.079 19024/32,844 6
Cherwell 015C 13.516 24795/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bicester South and Ambrosden

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bicester South and Ambrosden. 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
Cherwell 011F 1.375 1565/32,844 1
Cherwell 016A 0.544 8611/32,844 3
Cherwell 015D 0.154 14073/32,844 5
Cherwell 013E -0.047 17202/32,844 6
Cherwell 014A -0.091 17891/32,844 6
Cherwell 011A -0.369 22126/32,844 7
Cherwell 015B -1.553 31707/32,844 10
Cherwell 015A -1.78 32215/32,844 10
Cherwell 015C -1.854 32354/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bicester South and Ambrosden

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bicester South and Ambrosden. 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
Cherwell 016A 0.763 5939/32,844 2
Cherwell 013E 0.497 8452/32,844 3
Cherwell 014A 0.201 12119/32,844 4
Cherwell 015D 0.141 12998/32,844 4
Cherwell 015C 0.132 13125/32,844 4
Cherwell 011F 0.11 13480/32,844 5
Cherwell 015B 0.063 14287/32,844 5
Cherwell 011A -0.155 17902/32,844 6
Cherwell 015A -0.248 19444/32,844 6

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.