Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Dallow, Luton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Dallow, Luton, Bedfordshire

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Dallow, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Luton. 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 8 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 Dallow 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 Dallow. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Dallow

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Dallow. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Luton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Luton 019C 43.128 3445/32,844 2
Luton 015B 41.937 3746/32,844 2
Luton 017F 34.829 5952/32,844 2
Luton 017E 34.592 6034/32,844 2
Luton 019D 28.374 8836/32,844 3
Luton 015C 26.802 9701/32,844 3
Luton 019B 26.165 10078/32,844 4
Luton 019A 22.608 12317/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Dallow

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Dallow. 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
Luton 015B 0.296 2316/32,844 1
Luton 017E 0.263 3483/32,844 2
Luton 017F 0.236 4701/32,844 2
Luton 019C 0.227 5164/32,844 2
Luton 019B 0.188 7463/32,844 3
Luton 015C 0.179 8101/32,844 3
Luton 019D 0.174 8504/32,844 3
Luton 019A 0.143 11209/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Dallow

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Dallow 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
Luton 015B 0.172 4819/32,844 2
Luton 019C 0.153 6266/32,844 2
Luton 017E 0.113 10591/32,844 4
Luton 015C 0.1 12528/32,844 4
Luton 017F 0.092 13946/32,844 5
Luton 019D 0.088 14623/32,844 5
Luton 019B 0.087 14918/32,844 5
Luton 019A 0.075 17408/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Dallow

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Dallow population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10466/32,844) in Dallow is more than the adult average rank (3670/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Luton 015B 49.424 3352/32,844 2
Luton 019C 48.671 3484/32,844 2
Luton 017E 45.372 4085/32,844 2
Luton 015C 39.291 5561/32,844 2
Luton 019D 38.629 5730/32,844 2
Luton 017F 34.735 6851/32,844 3
Luton 019B 33.447 7303/32,844 3
Luton 019A 29.441 8806/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Dallow

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Dallow. 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
Luton 019C 1.102 3513/32,844 2
Luton 015B 0.84 5537/32,844 2
Luton 017F 0.579 8174/32,844 3
Luton 019D 0.452 9679/32,844 3
Luton 017E 0.362 10825/32,844 4
Luton 015C 0.022 15665/32,844 5
Luton 019B 0.005 15933/32,844 5
Luton 019A -0.234 19634/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Dallow

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 Dallow. 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
Luton 019C 0.993 3577/32,844 2
Luton 017F 0.69 6619/32,844 3
Luton 017E 0.637 7229/32,844 3
Luton 019A 0.188 13715/32,844 5
Luton 015C 0.153 14252/32,844 5
Luton 015B 0.065 15671/32,844 5
Luton 019D -0.076 17774/32,844 6
Luton 019B -0.166 19137/32,844 6

There were 832 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Dallow in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Dallow

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Dallow. 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
Luton 019B 38.774 2563/32,844 1
Luton 019C 38.54 2645/32,844 1
Luton 017F 36.214 3526/32,844 2
Luton 019A 35.009 4086/32,844 2
Luton 019D 32.047 5627/32,844 2
Luton 015B 28.959 7701/32,844 3
Luton 015C 28.381 8127/32,844 3
Luton 017E 28.151 8298/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Dallow

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Dallow. 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
Luton 019D 0.711 6673/32,844 3
Luton 017F 0.554 8493/32,844 3
Luton 015C 0.489 9359/32,844 3
Luton 015B 0.45 9870/32,844 4
Luton 019A 0.351 11186/32,844 4
Luton 019B -0.011 16638/32,844 6
Luton 019C -0.047 17189/32,844 6
Luton 017E -0.139 18644/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Dallow

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Dallow. 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
Luton 019C 1.394 2010/32,844 1
Luton 017F 1.29 2482/32,844 1
Luton 017E 1.167 3111/32,844 1
Luton 015B 0.749 6054/32,844 2
Luton 019D 0.736 6172/32,844 2
Luton 019B 0.546 7914/32,844 3
Luton 015C 0.536 8028/32,844 3
Luton 019A 0.505 8361/32,844 3

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.