Deprivation Statistics for Blofield with South Walsham, Broadland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Blofield with South Walsham, Broadland, Norfolk

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

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Overall Deprivation in Blofield with South Walsham

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Blofield with South Walsham. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Broadland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Broadland 014B 17.735 16371/32,844 5
Broadland 014A 13.574 20404/32,844 7
Broadland 014C 4.95 30550/32,844 10
Broadland 014D 4.161 31341/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Blofield with South Walsham

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Blofield with South Walsham. 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
Broadland 014B 0.125 13058/32,844 4
Broadland 014A 0.056 24750/32,844 8
Broadland 014D 0.046 27251/32,844 9
Broadland 014C 0.042 28092/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Blofield with South Walsham

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Blofield with South Walsham 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
Broadland 014B 0.097 13018/32,844 4
Broadland 014C 0.053 23841/32,844 8
Broadland 014A 0.051 24365/32,844 8
Broadland 014D 0.044 26684/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Blofield with South Walsham

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Blofield with South Walsham population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (23317/32,844) in Blofield with South Walsham is more than the adult average rank (22093/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Broadland 014A 12.476 19517/32,844 6
Broadland 014C 7.816 24128/32,844 8
Broadland 014D 7.199 24809/32,844 8
Broadland 014B 7.058 24993/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Blofield with South Walsham

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Blofield with South Walsham. 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
Broadland 014B -0.382 21891/32,844 7
Broadland 014C -0.522 23721/32,844 8
Broadland 014A -0.772 26709/32,844 9
Broadland 014D -1.209 30342/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Blofield with South Walsham

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 Blofield with South Walsham. 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
Broadland 014B -0.505 23873/32,844 8
Broadland 014A -1.334 31151/32,844 10
Broadland 014C -1.866 32525/32,844 10
Broadland 014D -1.877 32541/32,844 10

There were 1 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Blofield with South Walsham in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Blofield with South Walsham

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Blofield with South Walsham. 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
Broadland 014A 42.209 1614/32,844 1
Broadland 014B 34.422 4353/32,844 2
Broadland 014C 8.94 29559/32,844 9
Broadland 014D 8.11 30240/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Blofield with South Walsham

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Blofield with South Walsham. 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
Broadland 014A 0.652 7309/32,844 3
Broadland 014B 0.097 14942/32,844 5
Broadland 014D -0.613 25334/32,844 8
Broadland 014C -1.124 29870/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Blofield with South Walsham

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Blofield with South Walsham. 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
Broadland 014D 0.28 11025/32,844 4
Broadland 014B 0.13 13158/32,844 5
Broadland 014C -0.11 17163/32,844 6
Broadland 014A -0.222 19021/32,844 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.