Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Callowland, Watford

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Callowland, Watford, Hertfordshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Callowland, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Watford. 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 Callowland 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 Callowland. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Callowland

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Callowland. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Watford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Watford 006C 24.782 10894/32,844 4
Watford 006D 16.118 17827/32,844 6
Watford 006A 15.224 18708/32,844 6
Watford 006B 12.071 22090/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Callowland

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 Callowland. 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
Watford 006C 0.165 9236/32,844 3
Watford 006D 0.071 21303/32,844 7
Watford 006A 0.069 21700/32,844 7
Watford 006B 0.058 24273/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Callowland

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Callowland 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
Watford 006C 0.111 10880/32,844 4
Watford 006D 0.055 23007/32,844 8
Watford 006A 0.044 26579/32,844 9
Watford 006B 0.041 27627/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Callowland

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 Callowland population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15711/32,844) in Callowland is less than the adult average rank (21465/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Watford 006C 22.463 12265/32,844 4
Watford 006B 11.563 20365/32,844 7
Watford 006A 11.37 20546/32,844 7
Watford 006D 9.439 22436/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Callowland

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 Callowland. 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
Watford 006C 0.221 12769/32,844 4
Watford 006A -0.398 22092/32,844 7
Watford 006D -0.485 23208/32,844 8
Watford 006B -0.846 27461/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Callowland

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 Callowland. 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
Watford 006C 0.484 9279/32,844 3
Watford 006A 0.354 11105/32,844 4
Watford 006D 0.095 15199/32,844 5
Watford 006B -0.377 22127/32,844 7

There were 261 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Callowland in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Callowland

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Callowland. 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
Watford 006C 27.132 9137/32,844 3
Watford 006D 22.99 13224/32,844 5
Watford 006A 20.737 15788/32,844 5
Watford 006B 19.705 16992/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Callowland

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Callowland. 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
Watford 006D 1.448 1280/32,844 1
Watford 006B 1.228 2284/32,844 1
Watford 006A 1.15 2762/32,844 1
Watford 006C -0.016 16727/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Callowland

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Callowland. 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
Watford 006A 0.836 5349/32,844 2
Watford 006C 0.497 8446/32,844 3
Watford 006B 0.461 8807/32,844 3
Watford 006D 0.339 10248/32,844 4

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.