Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Colney Heath, St Albans

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Colney Heath, St Albans, Hertfordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Colney Heath

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Colney Heath. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of St Albans.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
St Albans 015A 19.837 14487/32,844 5
St Albans 015C 14.185 19758/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 014C 10.667 23695/32,844 8
St Albans 015D 9.287 25404/32,844 8
St Albans 015B 8.869 25970/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Colney Heath

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 Colney Heath. 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
St Albans 015A 0.15 10478/32,844 4
St Albans 015C 0.078 19994/32,844 7
St Albans 015B 0.069 21760/32,844 7
St Albans 015D 0.049 26289/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 014C 0.041 28253/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Colney Heath

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Colney Heath 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
St Albans 015A 0.118 9897/32,844 4
St Albans 015C 0.066 19858/32,844 7
St Albans 015B 0.058 21983/32,844 7
St Albans 015D 0.045 26224/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 014C 0.037 28644/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Colney Heath

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 Colney Heath population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (24397/32,844) in Colney Heath is more than the adult average rank (24291/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
St Albans 015C 14.166 18015/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 014C 7.208 24794/32,844 8
St Albans 015A 6.646 25437/32,844 8
St Albans 015D 5.703 26492/32,844 9
St Albans 015B 2.651 30159/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Colney Heath

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Colney Heath. 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
St Albans 015A -0.226 19499/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 014C -0.723 26149/32,844 8
St Albans 015B -0.912 28081/32,844 9
St Albans 015C -0.966 28551/32,844 9
St Albans 015D -1.455 31558/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Colney Heath

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Colney Heath. 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
St Albans 015A 0.699 6514/32,844 2
St Albans 015C 0.574 8071/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 014C 0 16680/32,844 6
St Albans 015D -0.031 17154/32,844 6
St Albans 015B -0.172 19227/32,844 6

There were 171 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Colney Heath in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Colney Heath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Colney Heath. 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
Welwyn Hatfield 014C 37.489 3021/32,844 1
St Albans 015D 34.099 4522/32,844 2
St Albans 015C 27.908 8517/32,844 3
St Albans 015B 24.65 11479/32,844 4
St Albans 015A 23.389 12771/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in Colney Heath

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Colney Heath. 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
St Albans 015C -0.441 23105/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 014C -0.492 23817/32,844 8
St Albans 015D -0.636 25597/32,844 8
St Albans 015B -0.681 26120/32,844 8
St Albans 015A -1.006 29112/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Colney Heath

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Colney Heath. 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
Welwyn Hatfield 014C 0.776 5839/32,844 2
St Albans 015C 0.424 9206/32,844 3
St Albans 015D 0.212 11969/32,844 4
St Albans 015B 0.103 13608/32,844 5
St Albans 015A -0.226 19083/32,844 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.