Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bocking South, Braintree

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

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bocking South, 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 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 Bocking South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bocking South

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 South. 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 008C 29.696 8169/32,844 3
Braintree 008D 28.199 8926/32,844 3
Braintree 009D 22.234 12585/32,844 4
Braintree 008B 18.182 15968/32,844 5
Braintree 010A 5.752 29740/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Bocking South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bocking 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
Braintree 008C 0.212 5995/32,844 2
Braintree 008D 0.184 7759/32,844 3
Braintree 009D 0.142 11300/32,844 4
Braintree 008B 0.105 15670/32,844 5
Braintree 010A 0.038 29010/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Bocking South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bocking 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
Braintree 008C 0.14 7472/32,844 3
Braintree 008D 0.131 8330/32,844 3
Braintree 009D 0.111 10961/32,844 4
Braintree 008B 0.108 11357/32,844 4
Braintree 010A 0.042 27341/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bocking South

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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 South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9104/32,844) in Bocking South is less than the adult average rank (9656/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Braintree 008D 51.516 2962/32,844 1
Braintree 008C 41.218 5074/32,844 2
Braintree 009D 23.004 11898/32,844 4
Braintree 008B 21.426 12903/32,844 4
Braintree 010A 19.924 13817/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bocking South

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 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
Braintree 008C 0.418 10086/32,844 4
Braintree 008D 0.21 12922/32,844 4
Braintree 009D 0.149 13740/32,844 5
Braintree 008B -0.266 20129/32,844 7
Braintree 010A -0.845 27449/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Bocking South

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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 Bocking 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
Braintree 008D 0.643 7170/32,844 3
Braintree 009D 0.639 7213/32,844 3
Braintree 008C 0.343 11267/32,844 4
Braintree 008B 0.196 13574/32,844 5
Braintree 010A -0.818 27485/32,844 9

There were 204 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bocking South in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bocking South

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bocking 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
Braintree 008B 22.637 13593/32,844 5
Braintree 009D 19.3 17521/32,844 6
Braintree 008C 18.302 18725/32,844 6
Braintree 008D 13.87 24388/32,844 8
Braintree 010A 11.453 27170/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bocking South

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bocking 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
Braintree 008C 0.188 13484/32,844 5
Braintree 008B 0.117 14639/32,844 5
Braintree 009D 0.063 15480/32,844 5
Braintree 008D -0.506 23982/32,844 8
Braintree 010A -0.758 26921/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bocking South

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bocking 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
Braintree 009D -0.354 21260/32,844 7
Braintree 008C -0.62 25172/32,844 8
Braintree 010A -0.682 25939/32,844 8
Braintree 008B -0.695 26105/32,844 8
Braintree 008D -0.785 27236/32,844 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.