Deprivation Statistics for Ermington & Ugborough, South Hams

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Ermington & Ugborough, South Hams, Devon

We have used the 2 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Ermington & Ugborough, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of South Hams. 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 2 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 Ermington & Ugborough 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 Ermington & Ugborough. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Ermington & Ugborough

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Ermington & Ugborough. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Hams.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Hams 008C 16.627 17339/32,844 6
South Hams 002C 14.612 19328/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Ermington & Ugborough

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 Ermington & Ugborough. 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
South Hams 002C 0.065 22554/32,844 7
South Hams 008C 0.061 23394/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Ermington & Ugborough

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Ermington & Ugborough 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
South Hams 002C 0.053 23804/32,844 8
South Hams 008C 0.05 24790/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Ermington & Ugborough

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 Ermington & Ugborough population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (27165/32,844) in Ermington & Ugborough is less than the adult average rank (27793/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Hams 002C 4.916 27398/32,844 9
South Hams 008C 3.228 29473/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Ermington & Ugborough

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 Ermington & Ugborough. 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
South Hams 008C -0.657 25428/32,844 8
South Hams 002C -0.826 27256/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Ermington & Ugborough

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Ermington & Ugborough. 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
South Hams 002C -0.833 27621/32,844 9
South Hams 008C -1.291 30941/32,844 10

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Ermington & Ugborough in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Ermington & Ugborough

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Ermington & Ugborough. 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
South Hams 008C 37.367 3071/32,844 1
South Hams 002C 36.899 3236/32,844 1

Inside Environment Deprivation in Ermington & Ugborough

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Ermington & Ugborough. 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
South Hams 008C 1.999 216/32,844 1
South Hams 002C 1.371 1585/32,844 1

Outside Environment Deprivation in Ermington & Ugborough

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Ermington & Ugborough. 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
South Hams 002C -0.761 26957/32,844 9
South Hams 008C -1.281 31334/32,844 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.