Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Blaby South, Blaby

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Blaby South, Blaby, Leicestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Blaby South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Blaby South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Blaby.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Blaby 008A 18.376 15811/32,844 5
Blaby 008E 14.951 18966/32,844 6
Blaby 008C 10.955 23391/32,844 8
Blaby 008B 10.23 24230/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Blaby South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Blaby South. 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
Blaby 008A 0.123 13294/32,844 5
Blaby 008E 0.076 20271/32,844 7
Blaby 008B 0.07 21534/32,844 7
Blaby 008C 0.067 22139/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Blaby South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Blaby South 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
Blaby 008A 0.093 13849/32,844 5
Blaby 008C 0.082 15960/32,844 5
Blaby 008E 0.071 18607/32,844 6
Blaby 008B 0.054 23321/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Blaby South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Blaby South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11087/32,844) in Blaby South is less than the adult average rank (14714/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Blaby 008A 30.035 8542/32,844 3
Blaby 008B 19.503 14083/32,844 5
Blaby 008E 19.282 14205/32,844 5
Blaby 008C 18.563 14725/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Blaby South

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 Blaby South. 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
Blaby 008A -0.141 18261/32,844 6
Blaby 008B -0.26 20032/32,844 7
Blaby 008E -0.365 21664/32,844 7
Blaby 008C -0.455 22834/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Blaby South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Blaby South. 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
Blaby 008E 0.688 6639/32,844 3
Blaby 008A 0.345 11236/32,844 4
Blaby 008B 0.062 15714/32,844 5
Blaby 008C -0.186 19435/32,844 6

There were 58 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Blaby South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Blaby South

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Blaby South. 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
Blaby 008C 11.129 27496/32,844 9
Blaby 008B 9.166 29371/32,844 9
Blaby 008E 4.146 32331/32,844 10
Blaby 008A 3.361 32524/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Blaby South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Blaby South. 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
Blaby 008E 0.625 7647/32,844 3
Blaby 008A -0.077 17682/32,844 6
Blaby 008B -0.736 26697/32,844 9
Blaby 008C -1.298 30777/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Blaby South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Blaby South. 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
Blaby 008A 0.199 12158/32,844 4
Blaby 008E 0.012 15098/32,844 5
Blaby 008B -0.129 17496/32,844 6
Blaby 008C -0.216 18926/32,844 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.