Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Forest, Horsham

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

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Forest, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Horsham. 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 8 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 Forest 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 Forest. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Forest

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 Forest. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Horsham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Horsham 006B 24.163 11277/32,844 4
Horsham 006D 14.727 19197/32,844 6
Horsham 006C 12.666 21418/32,844 7
Horsham 004B 8.431 26520/32,844 9
Horsham 004A 5.577 29933/32,844 10
Horsham 004E 5.163 30362/32,844 10
Horsham 008A 4.821 30682/32,844 10
Horsham 008B 2.746 32363/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Forest

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 Forest. 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
Horsham 006B 0.134 12095/32,844 4
Horsham 006D 0.099 16534/32,844 6
Horsham 006C 0.07 21405/32,844 7
Horsham 004B 0.051 26040/32,844 8
Horsham 008A 0.044 27673/32,844 9
Horsham 004A 0.042 28099/32,844 9
Horsham 004E 0.034 29959/32,844 10
Horsham 008B 0.013 32687/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Forest

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Forest 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
Horsham 006B 0.108 11272/32,844 4
Horsham 006C 0.087 14857/32,844 5
Horsham 006D 0.082 15846/32,844 5
Horsham 008A 0.042 27264/32,844 9
Horsham 004B 0.042 27366/32,844 9
Horsham 004E 0.035 29278/32,844 9
Horsham 004A 0.031 30440/32,844 10
Horsham 008B 0.016 32541/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Forest

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 Forest population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (25478/32,844) in Forest is less than the adult average rank (25980/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Horsham 006B 32.899 7469/32,844 3
Horsham 006D 7.436 24552/32,844 8
Horsham 004B 4.412 28021/32,844 9
Horsham 006C 3.991 28556/32,844 9
Horsham 004E 3.081 29638/32,844 10
Horsham 008A 2.588 30237/32,844 10
Horsham 004A 2.191 30677/32,844 10
Horsham 008B 1.033 31985/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Forest

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 Forest. 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
Horsham 006B 0.247 12395/32,844 4
Horsham 006D 0.006 15918/32,844 5
Horsham 006C -0.162 18561/32,844 6
Horsham 004A -0.975 28617/32,844 9
Horsham 004E -1.003 28844/32,844 9
Horsham 008A -1.137 29862/32,844 10
Horsham 004B -1.255 30627/32,844 10
Horsham 008B -1.747 32296/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Forest

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Forest. 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
Horsham 006C -0.129 18578/32,844 6
Horsham 006B -0.309 21165/32,844 7
Horsham 004B -0.35 21753/32,844 7
Horsham 006D -0.507 23896/32,844 8
Horsham 008A -0.682 26021/32,844 8
Horsham 008B -0.742 26708/32,844 9
Horsham 004A -0.894 28185/32,844 9
Horsham 004E -1.065 29584/32,844 10

There were 184 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Forest in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Forest

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Forest. 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
Horsham 006B 38.715 2584/32,844 1
Horsham 006D 29.867 7054/32,844 3
Horsham 004A 29.284 7445/32,844 3
Horsham 004B 27.446 8878/32,844 3
Horsham 006C 25.911 10250/32,844 4
Horsham 004E 23.961 12188/32,844 4
Horsham 008B 23.578 12572/32,844 4
Horsham 008A 21.887 14453/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Forest

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Forest. 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
Horsham 004B 0.557 8453/32,844 3
Horsham 004E 0.136 14354/32,844 5
Horsham 006C -0.207 19712/32,844 7
Horsham 006D -0.318 21416/32,844 7
Horsham 008A -0.583 24957/32,844 8
Horsham 004A -0.596 25118/32,844 8
Horsham 006B -0.979 28889/32,844 9
Horsham 008B -1.444 31346/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Forest

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Forest. 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
Horsham 004B -0.293 20244/32,844 7
Horsham 006D -0.459 22906/32,844 7
Horsham 006B -0.47 23076/32,844 8
Horsham 004A -0.509 23604/32,844 8
Horsham 006C -0.535 23973/32,844 8
Horsham 004E -0.56 24325/32,844 8
Horsham 008B -0.602 24941/32,844 8
Horsham 008A -0.99 29350/32,844 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.