Deprivation Statistics for Chieveley & Cold Ash, West Berkshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Chieveley & Cold Ash, West Berkshire, Berkshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Chieveley & Cold Ash

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Chieveley & Cold Ash. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of West Berkshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
West Berkshire 001A 11.319 22968/32,844 7
West Berkshire 018D 11.016 23323/32,844 8
West Berkshire 007C 6.599 28785/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007B 6.526 28859/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007A 6.003 29466/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007D 4.769 30740/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Chieveley & Cold Ash

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Chieveley & Cold Ash. 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
West Berkshire 007D 0.052 25767/32,844 8
West Berkshire 018D 0.041 28303/32,844 9
West Berkshire 001A 0.041 28311/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007A 0.04 28572/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007C 0.027 31355/32,844 10
West Berkshire 007B 0.009 32813/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Chieveley & Cold Ash

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Chieveley & Cold Ash 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
West Berkshire 001A 0.041 27606/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007C 0.037 28780/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007D 0.032 30204/32,844 10
West Berkshire 007A 0.025 31687/32,844 10
West Berkshire 018D 0.021 32170/32,844 10
West Berkshire 007B 0.012 32682/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Chieveley & Cold Ash

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Chieveley & Cold Ash population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (22293/32,844) in Chieveley & Cold Ash is less than the adult average rank (28605/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
West Berkshire 001A 17.143 15706/32,844 5
West Berkshire 007C 6.615 25468/32,844 8
West Berkshire 007D 5.422 26814/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007B 4.181 28313/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007A 3.631 28963/32,844 9
West Berkshire 018D 3.281 29404/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Chieveley & Cold Ash

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Chieveley & Cold Ash. 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
West Berkshire 007D -1.215 30390/32,844 10
West Berkshire 018D -1.246 30582/32,844 10
West Berkshire 001A -1.276 30743/32,844 10
West Berkshire 007B -1.559 31872/32,844 10
West Berkshire 007C -1.615 32028/32,844 10
West Berkshire 007A -1.891 32508/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Chieveley & Cold Ash

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Chieveley & Cold Ash. 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
West Berkshire 001A 0.464 9564/32,844 3
West Berkshire 007A -0.671 25879/32,844 8
West Berkshire 018D -0.853 27822/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007B -0.928 28505/32,844 9
West Berkshire 007D -1.45 31611/32,844 10
West Berkshire 007C -1.627 32139/32,844 10

There were 47 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Chieveley & Cold Ash in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Chieveley & Cold Ash

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Chieveley & Cold Ash. 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
West Berkshire 018D 42.88 1453/32,844 1
West Berkshire 007C 33.494 4820/32,844 2
West Berkshire 007A 28.177 8277/32,844 3
West Berkshire 001A 27.929 8506/32,844 3
West Berkshire 007B 26.954 9314/32,844 3
West Berkshire 007D 16.958 20491/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Chieveley & Cold Ash

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Chieveley & Cold Ash. 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
West Berkshire 018D 1.018 3742/32,844 2
West Berkshire 007B 0.884 4866/32,844 2
West Berkshire 001A 0.43 10116/32,844 4
West Berkshire 007A 0.346 11253/32,844 4
West Berkshire 007D 0.213 13113/32,844 4
West Berkshire 007C -0.047 17191/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Chieveley & Cold Ash

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Chieveley & Cold Ash. 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
West Berkshire 001A -0.139 17644/32,844 6
West Berkshire 007B -0.256 19569/32,844 6
West Berkshire 007C -0.586 24708/32,844 8
West Berkshire 007D -0.704 26233/32,844 8
West Berkshire 007A -0.912 28647/32,844 9
West Berkshire 018D -1.014 29562/32,844 10

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.