Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Fenside, Boston

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Fenside, Boston, Lincolnshire

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Fenside, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Boston. 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 3 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 Fenside 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 Fenside. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Fenside

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Fenside. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Boston.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Boston 002A 49.432 2270/32,844 1
Boston 002B 31.101 7495/32,844 3
Boston 002D 22.039 12746/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Fenside

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 Fenside. 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
Boston 002A 0.304 2082/32,844 1
Boston 002B 0.168 8973/32,844 3
Boston 002D 0.101 16148/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Fenside

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Fenside 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
Boston 002A 0.204 2936/32,844 1
Boston 002B 0.123 9369/32,844 3
Boston 002D 0.067 19634/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Fenside

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Fenside population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (2108/32,844) in Fenside is more than the adult average rank (441/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Boston 002A 96.279 15/32,844 1
Boston 002B 74.454 531/32,844 1
Boston 002D 59.134 1832/32,844 1

Health Deprivation and Disability in Fenside

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Fenside. 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
Boston 002A 0.84 5542/32,844 2
Boston 002B 0.136 13946/32,844 5
Boston 002D -0.122 17919/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Fenside

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Fenside. 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
Boston 002A 0.477 9387/32,844 3
Boston 002B 0.244 12819/32,844 4
Boston 002D 0.127 14702/32,844 5

There were 371 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Fenside in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Fenside

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Fenside. 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
Boston 002A 26.993 9287/32,844 3
Boston 002B 18.362 18657/32,844 6
Boston 002D 8.204 30164/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Fenside

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Fenside. 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
Boston 002D 1.134 2870/32,844 1
Boston 002B 0.457 9779/32,844 3
Boston 002A -0.595 25102/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Fenside

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Fenside. 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
Boston 002D -0.702 26202/32,844 8
Boston 002A -1.043 29793/32,844 10
Boston 002B -1.207 30943/32,844 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.