Deprivation Statistics for Blackfordby, North West Leicestershire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Blackfordby, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Blackfordby

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Blackfordby. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of North West Leicestershire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
North West Leicestershire 008A 27.24 9442/32,844 3
North West Leicestershire 008C 14.232 19714/32,844 7
North West Leicestershire 008B 9.187 25557/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Blackfordby

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Blackfordby. 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
North West Leicestershire 008A 0.181 7926/32,844 3
North West Leicestershire 008C 0.079 19679/32,844 6
North West Leicestershire 008B 0.048 26713/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Blackfordby

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Blackfordby 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
North West Leicestershire 008A 0.136 7858/32,844 3
North West Leicestershire 008C 0.084 15385/32,844 5
North West Leicestershire 008B 0.054 23301/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Blackfordby

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Blackfordby population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14040/32,844) in Blackfordby is less than the adult average rank (14713/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
North West Leicestershire 008A 35.846 6497/32,844 2
North West Leicestershire 008C 15.848 16702/32,844 6
North West Leicestershire 008B 11.315 20601/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Blackfordby

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Blackfordby. 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
North West Leicestershire 008A 0.456 9644/32,844 3
North West Leicestershire 008C 0.067 14984/32,844 5
North West Leicestershire 008B -0.399 22116/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Blackfordby

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 Blackfordby. 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
North West Leicestershire 008A -0.008 16817/32,844 6
North West Leicestershire 008B -0.401 22451/32,844 7
North West Leicestershire 008C -0.434 22887/32,844 7

There were 7 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Blackfordby in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Blackfordby

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Blackfordby. 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
North West Leicestershire 008B 26.197 9988/32,844 4
North West Leicestershire 008C 25.083 11026/32,844 4
North West Leicestershire 008A 21.321 15106/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Blackfordby

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Blackfordby. 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
North West Leicestershire 008A 0.258 12454/32,844 4
North West Leicestershire 008B -0.226 20022/32,844 7
North West Leicestershire 008C -0.656 25823/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Blackfordby

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Blackfordby. 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
North West Leicestershire 008A -0.602 24949/32,844 8
North West Leicestershire 008C -0.63 25303/32,844 8
North West Leicestershire 008B -1.242 31132/32,844 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.