Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Caddington, Central Bedfordshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Caddington, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Central Bedfordshire. 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 6 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 Caddington 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 Caddington. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Caddington

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 Caddington. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Central Bedfordshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Central Bedfordshire 033B 29.586 8210/32,844 3
Central Bedfordshire 032C 18.245 15924/32,844 5
Central Bedfordshire 033D 13.998 19950/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 033A 12.299 21833/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 032D 10.586 23788/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 033C 4.709 30794/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Caddington

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 Caddington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 033B 0.132 12291/32,844 4
Central Bedfordshire 033A 0.101 16214/32,844 5
Central Bedfordshire 032C 0.098 16632/32,844 6
Central Bedfordshire 033D 0.054 25144/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 033C 0.04 28552/32,844 9
Central Bedfordshire 032D 0.032 30399/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Caddington

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Caddington 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
Central Bedfordshire 033B 0.118 9923/32,844 4
Central Bedfordshire 032C 0.079 16546/32,844 6
Central Bedfordshire 033A 0.054 23568/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 033C 0.038 28359/32,844 9
Central Bedfordshire 032D 0.033 29894/32,844 10
Central Bedfordshire 033D 0.032 30056/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Caddington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Caddington population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20475/32,844) in Caddington is more than the adult average rank (19574/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Central Bedfordshire 033B 21.139 13051/32,844 4
Central Bedfordshire 033D 15.165 17237/32,844 6
Central Bedfordshire 032C 14.389 17838/32,844 6
Central Bedfordshire 033C 9.047 22808/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 033A 7.625 24346/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 032D 5.38 26867/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Caddington

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Caddington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 033B 0.095 14595/32,844 5
Central Bedfordshire 032C -0.438 22620/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 033D -0.474 23059/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 033C -0.555 24123/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 033A -0.652 25370/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 032D -0.778 26770/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Caddington

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Caddington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 033B 1.381 1422/32,844 1
Central Bedfordshire 032C 0.934 4089/32,844 2
Central Bedfordshire 033A -0.252 20372/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 033D -0.435 22892/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 032D -0.637 25498/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 033C -0.91 28350/32,844 9

There were 16 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Caddington in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Caddington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Caddington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 032D 45.644 949/32,844 1
Central Bedfordshire 033D 41.115 1894/32,844 1
Central Bedfordshire 033B 38.721 2581/32,844 1
Central Bedfordshire 033A 32.293 5470/32,844 2
Central Bedfordshire 032C 28.621 7953/32,844 3
Central Bedfordshire 033C 7.915 30391/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Caddington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Caddington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 033D 0.382 10787/32,844 4
Central Bedfordshire 033B 0 16469/32,844 6
Central Bedfordshire 032D -0.214 19822/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 032C -0.249 20376/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 033A -0.475 23573/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 033C -0.571 24811/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Caddington

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Caddington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 033B 0.806 5597/32,844 2
Central Bedfordshire 033D 0.784 5767/32,844 2
Central Bedfordshire 032D 0.187 12317/32,844 4
Central Bedfordshire 032C 0.184 12354/32,844 4
Central Bedfordshire 033C 0.076 14059/32,844 5
Central Bedfordshire 033A -0.165 18058/32,844 6

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.