Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Foggy Furze, Hartlepool

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Foggy Furze, Hartlepool, County Durham

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Foggy Furze, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Hartlepool. 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 6 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 Foggy Furze 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 Foggy Furze. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Foggy Furze

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Foggy Furze. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Hartlepool.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Hartlepool 008D 48.578 2395/32,844 1
Hartlepool 009A 38.493 4731/32,844 2
Hartlepool 008C 35.315 5780/32,844 2
Hartlepool 008B 28.628 8692/32,844 3
Hartlepool 010A 18.151 16014/32,844 5
Hartlepool 009D 14.791 19135/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Foggy Furze

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 Foggy Furze. 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
Hartlepool 008D 0.321 1647/32,844 1
Hartlepool 009A 0.254 3825/32,844 2
Hartlepool 008C 0.221 5443/32,844 2
Hartlepool 008B 0.217 5690/32,844 2
Hartlepool 010A 0.121 13584/32,844 5
Hartlepool 009D 0.083 19046/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Foggy Furze

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Foggy Furze 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
Hartlepool 008D 0.236 1712/32,844 1
Hartlepool 009A 0.201 3057/32,844 1
Hartlepool 008C 0.179 4350/32,844 2
Hartlepool 008B 0.158 5851/32,844 2
Hartlepool 010A 0.093 13800/32,844 5
Hartlepool 009D 0.081 16063/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Foggy Furze

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Foggy Furze population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15314/32,844) in Foggy Furze is more than the adult average rank (9175/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Hartlepool 008D 46.684 3825/32,844 2
Hartlepool 009A 43.647 4498/32,844 2
Hartlepool 008C 23.641 11536/32,844 4
Hartlepool 008B 20.096 13713/32,844 5
Hartlepool 010A 15.77 16776/32,844 6
Hartlepool 009D 9.999 21826/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Foggy Furze

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Foggy Furze. 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
Hartlepool 008D 1.306 2310/32,844 1
Hartlepool 009A 0.95 4618/32,844 2
Hartlepool 008C 0.843 5515/32,844 2
Hartlepool 009D 0.515 8933/32,844 3
Hartlepool 008B 0.499 9102/32,844 3
Hartlepool 010A 0.437 9852/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Foggy Furze

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Foggy Furze. 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
Hartlepool 008C 1.491 1093/32,844 1
Hartlepool 008D 1.061 3070/32,844 1
Hartlepool 008B 0.923 4197/32,844 2
Hartlepool 009A 0.816 5248/32,844 2
Hartlepool 010A 0.632 7307/32,844 3
Hartlepool 009D 0.526 8719/32,844 3

There were 547 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Foggy Furze in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Foggy Furze

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Foggy Furze. 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
Hartlepool 008D 15.346 22555/32,844 7
Hartlepool 009D 10.112 28496/32,844 9
Hartlepool 010A 8.205 30162/32,844 10
Hartlepool 009A 8.171 30191/32,844 10
Hartlepool 008B 4.028 32360/32,844 10
Hartlepool 008C 2.193 32736/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Foggy Furze

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Foggy Furze. 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
Hartlepool 008C 0.189 13479/32,844 5
Hartlepool 009A -0.392 22440/32,844 7
Hartlepool 008B -0.55 24520/32,844 8
Hartlepool 008D -0.858 27845/32,844 9
Hartlepool 010A -0.884 28066/32,844 9
Hartlepool 009D -1.025 29242/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Foggy Furze

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Foggy Furze. 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
Hartlepool 010A -0.361 21371/32,844 7
Hartlepool 008B -0.365 21447/32,844 7
Hartlepool 008D -0.404 22080/32,844 7
Hartlepool 008C -0.601 24927/32,844 8
Hartlepool 009D -0.693 26081/32,844 8
Hartlepool 009A -0.711 26334/32,844 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.