Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Castle, Newark and Sherwood

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Castle, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Castle

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Castle. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Newark and Sherwood.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Newark and Sherwood 007G 44.462 3172/32,844 1
Newark and Sherwood 007F 31.477 7303/32,844 3
Newark and Sherwood 010A 14.695 19236/32,844 6
Newark and Sherwood 010B 10.935 23408/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Castle

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Castle. 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
Newark and Sherwood 007G 0.269 3254/32,844 1
Newark and Sherwood 007F 0.184 7737/32,844 3
Newark and Sherwood 010A 0.083 19018/32,844 6
Newark and Sherwood 010B 0.047 26851/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Castle

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Castle 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
Newark and Sherwood 007G 0.217 2395/32,844 1
Newark and Sherwood 007F 0.142 7273/32,844 3
Newark and Sherwood 010B 0.097 13010/32,844 4
Newark and Sherwood 010A 0.083 15711/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Castle

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Castle population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12586/32,844) in Castle is less than the adult average rank (13147/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Newark and Sherwood 007F 41.223 5072/32,844 2
Newark and Sherwood 007G 34.972 6769/32,844 3
Newark and Sherwood 010A 17.697 15340/32,844 5
Newark and Sherwood 010B 7.538 24440/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Castle

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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. 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
Newark and Sherwood 007G 0.988 4315/32,844 2
Newark and Sherwood 007F 0.299 11647/32,844 4
Newark and Sherwood 010B -0.151 18412/32,844 6
Newark and Sherwood 010A -0.517 23661/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Castle

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Castle. 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
Newark and Sherwood 007F 1.003 3501/32,844 2
Newark and Sherwood 007G 0.962 3834/32,844 2
Newark and Sherwood 010A 0.54 8544/32,844 3
Newark and Sherwood 010B -0.159 19020/32,844 6

There were 181 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Castle in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Castle

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Castle. 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
Newark and Sherwood 007G 21.417 14990/32,844 5
Newark and Sherwood 010B 16.814 20675/32,844 7
Newark and Sherwood 007F 13.891 24363/32,844 8
Newark and Sherwood 010A 7.925 30382/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Castle

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Castle. 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
Newark and Sherwood 007G 0.63 7583/32,844 3
Newark and Sherwood 007F 0.343 11297/32,844 4
Newark and Sherwood 010A 0.239 12738/32,844 4
Newark and Sherwood 010B -0.808 27404/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Castle

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Castle. 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
Newark and Sherwood 007F 0.864 5127/32,844 2
Newark and Sherwood 007G 0.83 5402/32,844 2
Newark and Sherwood 010A 0.308 10639/32,844 4
Newark and Sherwood 010B -0.144 17738/32,844 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.