Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Castle Hill, Ipswich

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Castle Hill, Ipswich, Suffolk

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

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Overall Deprivation in Castle Hill

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Castle Hill. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Ipswich.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Ipswich 002D 17.923 16188/32,844 5
Ipswich 002C 16.027 17918/32,844 6
Ipswich 002B 12.167 21975/32,844 7
Ipswich 002E 8.35 26628/32,844 9
Ipswich 002A 4.657 30845/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Castle Hill

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 Castle Hill. 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
Ipswich 002C 0.089 18054/32,844 6
Ipswich 002D 0.084 18858/32,844 6
Ipswich 002B 0.07 21541/32,844 7
Ipswich 002A 0.038 29110/32,844 9
Ipswich 002E 0.031 30539/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Castle Hill

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Castle Hill 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
Ipswich 002D 0.096 13177/32,844 5
Ipswich 002C 0.06 21462/32,844 7
Ipswich 002B 0.059 21821/32,844 7
Ipswich 002E 0.045 26285/32,844 9
Ipswich 002A 0.035 29362/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Castle Hill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Castle Hill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16952/32,844) in Castle Hill is more than the adult average rank (13458/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Ipswich 002C 32.936 7459/32,844 3
Ipswich 002D 26.534 10044/32,844 4
Ipswich 002E 16.585 16130/32,844 5
Ipswich 002B 11.885 20049/32,844 7
Ipswich 002A 8.692 23200/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Castle Hill

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 Castle Hill. 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
Ipswich 002D 0.393 10432/32,844 4
Ipswich 002B 0.116 14264/32,844 5
Ipswich 002C 0.101 14510/32,844 5
Ipswich 002E -0.203 19175/32,844 6
Ipswich 002A -0.418 22363/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Castle Hill

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 Castle Hill. 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
Ipswich 002D 0.256 12620/32,844 4
Ipswich 002C 0.172 13957/32,844 5
Ipswich 002E 0.123 14764/32,844 5
Ipswich 002B -0.051 17447/32,844 6
Ipswich 002A -0.641 25546/32,844 8

There were 127 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Castle Hill in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Castle Hill

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Castle Hill. 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
Ipswich 002C 15.653 22153/32,844 7
Ipswich 002D 10.943 27691/32,844 9
Ipswich 002B 10.342 28282/32,844 9
Ipswich 002E 9.849 28737/32,844 9
Ipswich 002A 6.911 31027/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Castle Hill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Castle Hill. 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
Ipswich 002B 0.591 8042/32,844 3
Ipswich 002C 0.089 15059/32,844 5
Ipswich 002D 0.081 15190/32,844 5
Ipswich 002E 0.022 16112/32,844 5
Ipswich 002A -0.552 24553/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Castle Hill

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Castle Hill. 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
Ipswich 002B -0.104 17046/32,844 6
Ipswich 002A -0.125 17417/32,844 6
Ipswich 002C -0.165 18061/32,844 6
Ipswich 002E -0.281 20010/32,844 7
Ipswich 002D -0.494 23395/32,844 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.