Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bocking North, Braintree

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bocking North, Braintree, Essex

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bocking North, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Braintree. 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 5 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 Bocking North 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 Bocking North. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bocking North

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bocking North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Braintree.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Braintree 008A 35.913 5570/32,844 2
Braintree 008D 28.199 8926/32,844 3
Braintree 007D 17.647 16424/32,844 6
Braintree 007E 15.318 18626/32,844 6
Braintree 007F 12.059 22104/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Bocking North

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 Bocking North. 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
Braintree 008A 0.202 6556/32,844 2
Braintree 008D 0.184 7759/32,844 3
Braintree 007D 0.096 16859/32,844 6
Braintree 007E 0.092 17581/32,844 6
Braintree 007F 0.049 26307/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Bocking North

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bocking North 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
Braintree 008A 0.158 5861/32,844 2
Braintree 008D 0.131 8330/32,844 3
Braintree 007D 0.081 16186/32,844 5
Braintree 007E 0.076 17247/32,844 6
Braintree 007F 0.057 22276/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bocking North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bocking North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8459/32,844) in Bocking North is less than the adult average rank (9708/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Braintree 008A 65.968 1095/32,844 1
Braintree 008D 51.516 2962/32,844 1
Braintree 007D 25.432 10603/32,844 4
Braintree 007E 22.175 12422/32,844 4
Braintree 007F 14.628 17658/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bocking North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Bocking North. 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
Braintree 008A 0.373 10688/32,844 4
Braintree 008D 0.21 12922/32,844 4
Braintree 007D -0.056 16883/32,844 6
Braintree 007E -0.297 20599/32,844 7
Braintree 007F -0.476 23090/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Bocking North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bocking North. 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
Braintree 008D 0.643 7170/32,844 3
Braintree 008A 0.454 9711/32,844 3
Braintree 007E 0.087 15328/32,844 5
Braintree 007D -0.152 18914/32,844 6
Braintree 007F -0.761 26910/32,844 9

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bocking North in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bocking North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bocking North. 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
Braintree 007F 35.491 3860/32,844 2
Braintree 008A 31.338 6059/32,844 2
Braintree 007D 29.107 7570/32,844 3
Braintree 007E 24.783 11337/32,844 4
Braintree 008D 13.87 24388/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bocking North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bocking North. 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
Braintree 007F 0.224 12972/32,844 4
Braintree 007D 0.123 14539/32,844 5
Braintree 007E -0.102 18064/32,844 6
Braintree 008D -0.506 23982/32,844 8
Braintree 008A -0.979 28891/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bocking North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bocking North. 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
Braintree 008A -0.508 23594/32,844 8
Braintree 007F -0.727 26535/32,844 9
Braintree 007D -0.783 27212/32,844 9
Braintree 008D -0.785 27236/32,844 9
Braintree 007E -0.884 28348/32,844 9

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.