Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Braintree South, Braintree

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

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Braintree 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 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 Braintree 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 Braintree South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Braintree 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 Braintree 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 011E 22.903 12124/32,844 4
Braintree 011D 15.345 18595/32,844 6
Braintree 011C 14.025 19925/32,844 7
Braintree 013B 8.361 26610/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Braintree South

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 Braintree 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 011E 0.151 10381/32,844 4
Braintree 011D 0.106 15456/32,844 5
Braintree 011C 0.085 18767/32,844 6
Braintree 013B 0.044 27616/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Braintree South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Braintree 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 011E 0.109 11215/32,844 4
Braintree 011D 0.09 14374/32,844 5
Braintree 011C 0.059 21862/32,844 7
Braintree 013B 0.056 22870/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Braintree South

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 Braintree South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9586/32,844) in Braintree South is less than the adult average rank (11381/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Braintree 011E 44.928 4182/32,844 2
Braintree 011C 36.186 6383/32,844 2
Braintree 011D 23.837 11426/32,844 4
Braintree 013B 12.483 19510/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Braintree 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 Braintree 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 011E 0.145 13797/32,844 5
Braintree 011C -0.236 19654/32,844 6
Braintree 011D -0.334 21176/32,844 7
Braintree 013B -0.711 26032/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Braintree South

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 Braintree 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 011E 0.027 16269/32,844 5
Braintree 011D -0.328 21445/32,844 7
Braintree 011C -0.364 21949/32,844 7
Braintree 013B -0.467 23333/32,844 8

There were 203 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Braintree South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Braintree South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Braintree 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 013B 26.497 9713/32,844 3
Braintree 011D 20.406 16175/32,844 5
Braintree 011E 18.771 18144/32,844 6
Braintree 011C 17.325 20021/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Braintree South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Braintree 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 011C -0.064 17480/32,844 6
Braintree 011D -0.357 21952/32,844 7
Braintree 011E -0.877 28016/32,844 9
Braintree 013B -1.21 30340/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Braintree South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Braintree 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 011E -0.81 27506/32,844 9
Braintree 011C -0.847 27943/32,844 9
Braintree 013B -0.887 28372/32,844 9
Braintree 011D -0.934 28852/32,844 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.