Deprivation Statistics for Cannington and Wembdon, Sedgemoor

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Cannington and Wembdon, Sedgemoor, Somerset

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Cannington and Wembdon, 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 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 Cannington and Wembdon 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 Cannington and Wembdon. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Cannington and Wembdon

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Cannington and Wembdon. 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 007C 20.039 14318/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 011E 14.722 19204/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 011F 14.615 19326/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 007B 10.696 23656/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 011B 7.463 27729/32,844 9
Sedgemoor 011G 5.704 29800/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Cannington and Wembdon

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 Cannington and Wembdon. 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 007C 0.113 14503/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 011E 0.077 20136/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 011F 0.054 25136/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 007B 0.047 26953/32,844 9
Sedgemoor 011G 0.04 28518/32,844 9
Sedgemoor 011B 0.036 29455/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Cannington and Wembdon

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Cannington and Wembdon 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 007C 0.126 8998/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 011F 0.057 22510/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 007B 0.051 24345/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 011E 0.049 25098/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 011B 0.048 25441/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 011G 0.047 25788/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Cannington and Wembdon

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Cannington and Wembdon population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14337/32,844) in Cannington and Wembdon is less than the adult average rank (18649/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sedgemoor 007C 30.782 8271/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 011E 26.328 10140/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 007B 17.607 15388/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 011F 13.09 18957/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 011B 11.871 20065/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 011G 5.76 26427/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Cannington and Wembdon

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 Cannington and Wembdon. 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 007C 0.294 11706/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 011F -0.102 17609/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 011B -0.275 20279/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 011E -0.315 20897/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 011G -0.347 21414/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 007B -0.702 25946/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Cannington and Wembdon

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Cannington and Wembdon. 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 011F 0.02 16372/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 011E -0.324 21385/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 007B -0.39 22313/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 011B -0.516 24004/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 007C -0.734 26618/32,844 9
Sedgemoor 011G -0.766 26958/32,844 9

There were 4 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Cannington and Wembdon in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Cannington and Wembdon

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Cannington and Wembdon. 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 011E 33.578 4771/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 011F 29.805 7104/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 011B 20.064 16574/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 011G 11.8 26777/32,844 9
Sedgemoor 007B 11.465 27160/32,844 9
Sedgemoor 007C 7.503 30676/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Cannington and Wembdon

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Cannington and Wembdon. 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 007B 1.023 3704/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 011F 0.926 4458/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 007C 0.266 12349/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 011E -0.047 17210/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 011B -0.348 21831/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 011G -0.359 21988/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Cannington and Wembdon

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Cannington and Wembdon. 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 011G 0.132 13136/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 007B 0.064 14278/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 011E -0.178 18280/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 007C -0.225 19081/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 011F -0.351 21204/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 011B -0.524 23826/32,844 8

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.