Deprivation Statistics for Comeytrowe & Bishop’s Hull, Somerset West and Taunton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Somerset West and Taunton. 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 Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull 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 Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Somerset West and Taunton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Taunton Deane 008B 19.887 14444/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 010A 13.964 19993/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 008A 11.019 23320/32,844 8
Taunton Deane 011B 6.787 28575/32,844 9
Taunton Deane 011A 6.751 28606/32,844 9
Taunton Deane 011C 5.297 30225/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull

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 Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull. 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
Taunton Deane 008B 0.116 14149/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 010A 0.085 18651/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 008A 0.074 20688/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 011B 0.055 24956/32,844 8
Taunton Deane 011A 0.053 25344/32,844 8
Taunton Deane 011C 0.031 30670/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull 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
Taunton Deane 008B 0.109 11118/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 010A 0.091 14142/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 008A 0.069 18921/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 011B 0.053 23705/32,844 8
Taunton Deane 011C 0.047 25806/32,844 8
Taunton Deane 011A 0.044 26535/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (23680/32,844) in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull is more than the adult average rank (22201/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Taunton Deane 008B 19.212 14254/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 010A 13.795 18334/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 008A 9.393 22479/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 011B 4.727 27642/32,844 9
Taunton Deane 011A 4.631 27753/32,844 9
Taunton Deane 011C 1.736 31177/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull. 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
Taunton Deane 008B 0.521 8865/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 011A -0.173 18707/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 010A -0.196 19071/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 011B -0.258 19987/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 008A -0.494 23343/32,844 8
Taunton Deane 011C -0.642 25242/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull

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 Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull. 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
Taunton Deane 008A -0.298 21011/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 008B -0.374 22076/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 011B -1.035 29387/32,844 9
Taunton Deane 010A -1.234 30649/32,844 10
Taunton Deane 011A -1.345 31201/32,844 10
Taunton Deane 011C -1.471 31678/32,844 10

There were 47 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull. 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
Taunton Deane 008A 25.46 10691/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 011C 24.477 11649/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 008B 22.396 13855/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 010A 21.94 14396/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 011A 20.926 15583/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 011B 15.148 22808/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull. 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
Taunton Deane 010A 0.357 11111/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 008B -0.227 20029/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 011B -0.367 22105/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 011A -0.594 25088/32,844 8
Taunton Deane 008A -0.671 26005/32,844 8
Taunton Deane 011C -0.686 26174/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull. 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
Taunton Deane 008B 0.051 14464/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 011C -0.106 17091/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 011B -0.2 18654/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 011A -0.329 20835/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 008A -0.362 21401/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 010A -0.46 22913/32,844 7

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.