Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Central Hove, Brighton and Hove

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Central Hove, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Central Hove

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Central Hove. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Brighton and Hove.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Brighton and Hove 019A 24.325 11171/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 028B 20.493 13939/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 026D 20.056 14301/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 028A 19.741 14587/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 026E 17.006 16983/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 028C 12.65 21435/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Central Hove

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Central Hove. 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
Brighton and Hove 019A 0.135 11937/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 026D 0.119 13773/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 028A 0.109 15034/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 026E 0.107 15353/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 028B 0.092 17624/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 028C 0.074 20667/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Central Hove

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Central Hove 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
Brighton and Hove 019A 0.111 10838/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 028A 0.084 15454/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 028B 0.083 15647/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 026E 0.076 17245/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 026D 0.074 17787/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 028C 0.054 23437/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Central Hove

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Central Hove population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14558/32,844) in Central Hove is less than the adult average rank (30289/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Brighton and Hove 026D 20.492 13470/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 019A 10.716 21164/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 028C 10.081 21749/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 026E 8.405 23516/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 028B 7.875 24071/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 028A 7.53 24453/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Central Hove

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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 Central Hove. 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
Brighton and Hove 028A 0.403 10291/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 019A 0.302 11589/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 028B 0.28 11907/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 026D 0.083 14771/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 026E 0.027 15595/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 028C -0.068 17060/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Central Hove

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 Central Hove. 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
Brighton and Hove 019A 0.458 9654/32,844 3
Brighton and Hove 028A 0.442 9891/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 028B 0.433 9990/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 026D 0.005 16589/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 028C -0.466 23316/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 026E -0.468 23335/32,844 8

There were 307 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Central Hove in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Central Hove

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Central Hove. 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
Brighton and Hove 028A 28.968 7688/32,844 3
Brighton and Hove 028B 28.021 8417/32,844 3
Brighton and Hove 026E 26.155 10041/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 028C 25.639 10531/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 026D 24.741 11390/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 019A 23.379 12786/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in Central Hove

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Central Hove. 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
Brighton and Hove 019A 1.085 3219/32,844 1
Brighton and Hove 028B 1.055 3439/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 026D 1.026 3684/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 026E 0.844 5211/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 028C 0.534 8742/32,844 3
Brighton and Hove 028A 0.421 10237/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Central Hove

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Central Hove. 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
Brighton and Hove 019A 0.338 10259/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 026E 0.197 12178/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 028B 0.167 12617/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 028A 0.07 14163/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 028C 0.02 14974/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 026D -0.093 16865/32,844 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.