Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Fernhurst, Chichester

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Fernhurst, Chichester, West Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Fernhurst

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Fernhurst. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Chichester.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Chichester 001D 21.323 13296/32,844 5
Chichester 003C 12.178 21963/32,844 7
Chichester 001B 11.943 22232/32,844 7
Chichester 001C 7.178 28096/32,844 9
Chichester 001A 2.563 32467/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Fernhurst

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Fernhurst. 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
Chichester 001C 0.07 21487/32,844 7
Chichester 001B 0.061 23535/32,844 8
Chichester 001D 0.054 25178/32,844 8
Chichester 003C 0.03 30861/32,844 10
Chichester 001A 0.022 31977/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Fernhurst

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Fernhurst 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
Chichester 001C 0.051 24388/32,844 8
Chichester 001D 0.049 25138/32,844 8
Chichester 001B 0.038 28446/32,844 9
Chichester 003C 0.033 29916/32,844 10
Chichester 001A 0.021 32152/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Fernhurst

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 Fernhurst population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (24951/32,844) in Fernhurst is less than the adult average rank (25338/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Chichester 001D 19.402 14144/32,844 5
Chichester 001C 10.139 21684/32,844 7
Chichester 001B 3.155 29558/32,844 9
Chichester 003C 1.574 31369/32,844 10
Chichester 001A 1.016 32005/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Fernhurst

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Fernhurst. 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
Chichester 001B -0.036 16554/32,844 6
Chichester 001D -0.639 25187/32,844 8
Chichester 003C -0.674 25625/32,844 8
Chichester 001C -0.709 26004/32,844 8
Chichester 001A -1.278 30751/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Fernhurst

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 Fernhurst. 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
Chichester 001B -0.171 19224/32,844 6
Chichester 001D -0.52 24057/32,844 8
Chichester 001C -0.951 28713/32,844 9
Chichester 003C -1.191 30418/32,844 10
Chichester 001A -1.9 32571/32,844 10

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Fernhurst in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Fernhurst

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Fernhurst. 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
Chichester 001D 46.025 889/32,844 1
Chichester 003C 36.79 3277/32,844 1
Chichester 001B 34.577 4279/32,844 2
Chichester 001A 19.88 16795/32,844 6
Chichester 001C 8.808 29679/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Fernhurst

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Fernhurst. 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
Chichester 001D 1.953 261/32,844 1
Chichester 003C 1.468 1191/32,844 1
Chichester 001B 0.471 9595/32,844 3
Chichester 001C -0.028 16900/32,844 6
Chichester 001A -0.222 19944/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Fernhurst

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Fernhurst. 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
Chichester 001C -0.26 19641/32,844 6
Chichester 001B -0.332 20895/32,844 7
Chichester 003C -0.347 21136/32,844 7
Chichester 001D -0.466 23025/32,844 8
Chichester 001A -0.629 25290/32,844 8

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.