Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Burnham North, Sedgemoor

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Burnham North, Sedgemoor, Somerset

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

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Overall Deprivation in Burnham North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Burnham North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Sedgemoor.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Sedgemoor 004B 25.162 10670/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 004E 15.658 18278/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 002D 10.532 23855/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 004A 10.408 24004/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 002E 5.694 29812/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Burnham North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Burnham 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
Sedgemoor 004B 0.161 9527/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 004E 0.089 18091/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 004A 0.067 22153/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 002D 0.059 24067/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 002E 0.051 26005/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Burnham North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Burnham 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
Sedgemoor 004B 0.16 5740/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 004E 0.098 12908/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 002D 0.087 14914/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 004A 0.075 17565/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 002E 0.037 28901/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Burnham North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Burnham North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18014/32,844) in Burnham North is more than the adult average rank (14626/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sedgemoor 004E 22.248 12384/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 004B 18.402 14838/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 002D 17.596 15399/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 002E 13.722 18394/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 004A 10.584 21276/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Burnham 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 Burnham 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
Sedgemoor 004B 0.498 9109/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 004E 0.032 15517/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 004A -0.089 17393/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 002E -0.454 22816/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 002D -0.459 22879/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Burnham North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Burnham 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
Sedgemoor 004B -0.036 17231/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 004A -0.69 26107/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 002D -0.756 26845/32,844 9
Sedgemoor 004E -0.886 28112/32,844 9
Sedgemoor 002E -1.107 29894/32,844 10

There were 80 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Burnham North in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Burnham North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Burnham 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
Sedgemoor 004E 20.937 15568/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 004A 17.238 20130/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 002D 14.321 23857/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 004B 13.73 24556/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 002E 13.633 24653/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Burnham North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Burnham 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
Sedgemoor 004B 0.501 9165/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 004E -0.394 22480/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 004A -0.549 24509/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 002D -0.635 25587/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 002E -1.248 30545/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Burnham North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Burnham 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
Sedgemoor 004E -0.055 16197/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 004B -0.236 19254/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 002D -0.29 20189/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 004A -0.374 21601/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 002E -0.439 22626/32,844 7

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.