Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Downhall and Rawreth, Rochford

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Downhall and Rawreth, Rochford, Essex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Downhall and Rawreth

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 Downhall and Rawreth. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Rochford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Rochford 006C 22.384 12479/32,844 4
Rochford 006A 9.62 24986/32,844 8
Rochford 006E 8.125 26917/32,844 9
Rochford 005B 4.253 31258/32,844 10
Rochford 005A 3.12 32156/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Downhall and Rawreth

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 Downhall and Rawreth. 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
Rochford 006C 0.155 10016/32,844 4
Rochford 006E 0.082 19268/32,844 6
Rochford 006A 0.066 22438/32,844 7
Rochford 005B 0.036 29636/32,844 10
Rochford 005A 0.034 29965/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Downhall and Rawreth

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Downhall and Rawreth 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
Rochford 006C 0.142 7331/32,844 3
Rochford 006E 0.053 23642/32,844 8
Rochford 006A 0.048 25499/32,844 8
Rochford 005A 0.045 26442/32,844 9
Rochford 005B 0.038 28506/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Downhall and Rawreth

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Downhall and Rawreth population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18241/32,844) in Downhall and Rawreth is more than the adult average rank (13513/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Rochford 006C 39.366 5534/32,844 2
Rochford 005B 18.309 14913/32,844 5
Rochford 006E 15.086 17299/32,844 6
Rochford 006A 13.213 18864/32,844 6
Rochford 005A 8.174 23757/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Downhall and Rawreth

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 Downhall and Rawreth. 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
Rochford 006C -0.205 19208/32,844 6
Rochford 006E -0.977 28635/32,844 9
Rochford 006A -1.22 30419/32,844 10
Rochford 005B -1.344 31082/32,844 10
Rochford 005A -1.615 32030/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Downhall and Rawreth

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 Downhall and Rawreth. 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
Rochford 006A -0.208 19743/32,844 7
Rochford 006E -0.664 25802/32,844 8
Rochford 006C -0.986 28964/32,844 9
Rochford 005B -1.061 29554/32,844 9
Rochford 005A -1.28 30885/32,844 10

There were 33 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Downhall and Rawreth in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Downhall and Rawreth

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Downhall and Rawreth. 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
Rochford 006A 29.23 7484/32,844 3
Rochford 006C 20.872 15643/32,844 5
Rochford 006E 15.157 22792/32,844 7
Rochford 005A 10.107 28504/32,844 9
Rochford 005B 6.275 31386/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Downhall and Rawreth

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Downhall and Rawreth. 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
Rochford 006A -0.696 26283/32,844 9
Rochford 005B -1.02 29194/32,844 9
Rochford 006E -1.187 30228/32,844 10
Rochford 006C -1.382 31117/32,844 10
Rochford 005A -1.395 31169/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Downhall and Rawreth

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Downhall and Rawreth. 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
Rochford 006A -0.46 22930/32,844 7
Rochford 006E -0.813 27550/32,844 9
Rochford 005B -0.82 27637/32,844 9
Rochford 006C -0.843 27904/32,844 9
Rochford 005A -0.889 28394/32,844 9

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.