Deprivation Statistics for Brinkburn & Faverdale, Darlington

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Brinkburn & Faverdale, Darlington, County Durham

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

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Overall Deprivation in Brinkburn & Faverdale

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 Brinkburn & Faverdale. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Darlington.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Darlington 006C 24.167 11275/32,844 4
Darlington 001B 15.121 18804/32,844 6
Darlington 001E 14.214 19732/32,844 7
Darlington 001F 11.474 22771/32,844 7
Darlington 006A 10.133 24336/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Brinkburn & Faverdale

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 Brinkburn & Faverdale. 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
Darlington 006C 0.168 8950/32,844 3
Darlington 001F 0.063 23025/32,844 8
Darlington 006A 0.05 26043/32,844 8
Darlington 001E 0.049 26495/32,844 9
Darlington 001B 0.047 26934/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Brinkburn & Faverdale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Brinkburn & Faverdale 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
Darlington 006C 0.13 8492/32,844 3
Darlington 006A 0.061 21114/32,844 7
Darlington 001F 0.056 22908/32,844 7
Darlington 001E 0.054 23424/32,844 8
Darlington 001B 0.048 25451/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Brinkburn & Faverdale

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Brinkburn & Faverdale population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (19732/32,844) in Brinkburn & Faverdale is less than the adult average rank (22597/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Darlington 006C 33.659 7219/32,844 3
Darlington 001F 9.689 22173/32,844 7
Darlington 006A 8.793 23084/32,844 8
Darlington 001E 4.781 27572/32,844 9
Darlington 001B 4.112 28396/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Brinkburn & Faverdale

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 Brinkburn & Faverdale. 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
Darlington 006C 0.644 7449/32,844 3
Darlington 001E 0.239 12535/32,844 4
Darlington 001F 0.21 12924/32,844 4
Darlington 006A -0.218 19410/32,844 6
Darlington 001B -0.227 19524/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Brinkburn & Faverdale

6
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 Brinkburn & Faverdale. 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
Darlington 001E 1.293 1786/32,844 1
Darlington 006A 0.75 5952/32,844 2
Darlington 001B 0.063 15696/32,844 5
Darlington 006C 0.062 15716/32,844 5
Darlington 001F -0.569 24710/32,844 8

There were 122 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Brinkburn & Faverdale in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Brinkburn & Faverdale

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Brinkburn & Faverdale. 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
Darlington 001B 46.909 729/32,844 1
Darlington 001F 29.875 7052/32,844 3
Darlington 001E 24.28 11843/32,844 4
Darlington 006A 12.403 26126/32,844 8
Darlington 006C 5.665 31721/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Brinkburn & Faverdale

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Brinkburn & Faverdale. 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
Darlington 001B 0.558 8449/32,844 3
Darlington 006C -0.934 28508/32,844 9
Darlington 001F -1.985 32536/32,844 10
Darlington 001E -2.135 32655/32,844 10
Darlington 006A -2.508 32798/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Brinkburn & Faverdale

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Brinkburn & Faverdale. 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
Darlington 001B -0.271 19833/32,844 7
Darlington 006C -0.777 27145/32,844 9
Darlington 001E -1.218 31006/32,844 10
Darlington 006A -1.275 31312/32,844 10
Darlington 001F -1.461 32076/32,844 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.