Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bulwell Forest, Nottingham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bulwell Forest, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bulwell Forest, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Nottingham. 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 9 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 Bulwell Forest 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 Bulwell Forest. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bulwell Forest

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bulwell Forest. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Nottingham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Nottingham 004E 44.472 3169/32,844 1
Nottingham 004A 40.087 4236/32,844 2
Nottingham 001C 39.7 4353/32,844 2
Nottingham 004B 31.776 7173/32,844 3
Nottingham 004D 26.125 10108/32,844 4
Nottingham 004C 20.945 13592/32,844 5
Nottingham 001D 18.223 15941/32,844 5
Nottingham 001A 15.21 18714/32,844 6
Nottingham 001B 14.704 19225/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Bulwell Forest

6
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 Bulwell Forest. 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
Nottingham 004E 0.263 3479/32,844 2
Nottingham 001C 0.253 3884/32,844 2
Nottingham 004A 0.247 4164/32,844 2
Nottingham 004B 0.188 7431/32,844 3
Nottingham 004D 0.15 10499/32,844 4
Nottingham 004C 0.115 14270/32,844 5
Nottingham 001D 0.098 16650/32,844 6
Nottingham 001A 0.077 20116/32,844 7
Nottingham 001B 0.073 20838/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Bulwell Forest

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bulwell Forest 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
Nottingham 004E 0.204 2926/32,844 1
Nottingham 004A 0.187 3863/32,844 2
Nottingham 001C 0.154 6227/32,844 2
Nottingham 004B 0.15 6574/32,844 3
Nottingham 004D 0.115 10274/32,844 4
Nottingham 001D 0.099 12752/32,844 4
Nottingham 004C 0.096 13206/32,844 5
Nottingham 001B 0.093 13736/32,844 5
Nottingham 001A 0.087 14936/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bulwell Forest

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 Bulwell Forest population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13072/32,844) in Bulwell Forest is more than the adult average rank (8131/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Nottingham 004A 51.683 2930/32,844 1
Nottingham 004E 46.922 3779/32,844 2
Nottingham 001C 46.598 3840/32,844 2
Nottingham 004D 30.471 8374/32,844 3
Nottingham 004B 25.558 10538/32,844 4
Nottingham 004C 22.924 11961/32,844 4
Nottingham 001D 17.685 15348/32,844 5
Nottingham 001A 16.973 15836/32,844 5
Nottingham 001B 12 19935/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bulwell Forest

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Bulwell Forest. 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
Nottingham 004E 1.118 3401/32,844 2
Nottingham 004B 0.758 6312/32,844 2
Nottingham 004D 0.644 7455/32,844 3
Nottingham 004A 0.619 7727/32,844 3
Nottingham 001C 0.602 7905/32,844 3
Nottingham 004C 0.581 8155/32,844 3
Nottingham 001B 0.547 8537/32,844 3
Nottingham 001D 0.519 8885/32,844 3
Nottingham 001A 0.394 10412/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Bulwell Forest

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bulwell Forest. 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
Nottingham 004E 1.034 3266/32,844 1
Nottingham 004A 1.003 3502/32,844 2
Nottingham 001C 0.993 3578/32,844 2
Nottingham 004B 0.671 6841/32,844 3
Nottingham 001D 0.247 12768/32,844 4
Nottingham 001A 0.154 14251/32,844 5
Nottingham 004C 0.082 15377/32,844 5
Nottingham 004D -0.372 22048/32,844 7
Nottingham 001B -0.42 22694/32,844 7

There were 132 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bulwell Forest in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bulwell Forest

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bulwell Forest. 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
Nottingham 001C 35.138 4033/32,844 2
Nottingham 004C 21.856 14492/32,844 5
Nottingham 004E 21.624 14750/32,844 5
Nottingham 004A 19.657 17051/32,844 6
Nottingham 004B 15.578 22255/32,844 7
Nottingham 004D 14.737 23363/32,844 8
Nottingham 001D 14.037 24186/32,844 8
Nottingham 001B 13.797 24469/32,844 8
Nottingham 001A 8.75 29728/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bulwell Forest

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bulwell Forest. 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
Nottingham 004D 0.863 5047/32,844 2
Nottingham 004B 0.643 7419/32,844 3
Nottingham 004A -0.047 17209/32,844 6
Nottingham 004E -0.1 18032/32,844 6
Nottingham 004C -0.377 22242/32,844 7
Nottingham 001C -0.477 23605/32,844 8
Nottingham 001D -0.701 26334/32,844 9
Nottingham 001B -0.74 26734/32,844 9
Nottingham 001A -0.768 27036/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bulwell Forest

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bulwell Forest. 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
Nottingham 004B 0.988 4210/32,844 2
Nottingham 004E 0.956 4458/32,844 2
Nottingham 004D 0.826 5426/32,844 2
Nottingham 004C 0.823 5468/32,844 2
Nottingham 004A 0.724 6279/32,844 2
Nottingham 001C 0.685 6623/32,844 3
Nottingham 001A 0.622 7213/32,844 3
Nottingham 001D 0.617 7266/32,844 3
Nottingham 001B 0.513 8273/32,844 3

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.