Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Fountains & Ripley, Harrogate

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Fountains & Ripley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Fountains & Ripley, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Harrogate. 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 7 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 Fountains & Ripley 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 Fountains & Ripley. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Fountains & Ripley

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Fountains & Ripley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Harrogate.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Harrogate 006A 14.094 19858/32,844 7
Harrogate 001B 13.076 20977/32,844 7
Harrogate 001A 12.632 21453/32,844 7
Harrogate 003A 11.927 22251/32,844 7
Harrogate 018A 10.584 23791/32,844 8
Harrogate 008C 7.846 27257/32,844 9
Harrogate 007A 7.329 27906/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Fountains & Ripley

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 Fountains & Ripley. 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
Harrogate 003A 0.069 21734/32,844 7
Harrogate 006A 0.065 22547/32,844 7
Harrogate 001A 0.05 26052/32,844 8
Harrogate 001B 0.037 29288/32,844 9
Harrogate 008C 0.036 29549/32,844 9
Harrogate 007A 0.035 29828/32,844 10
Harrogate 018A 0.032 30412/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Fountains & Ripley

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Fountains & Ripley 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
Harrogate 001B 0.052 23985/32,844 8
Harrogate 008C 0.045 26191/32,844 8
Harrogate 003A 0.045 26373/32,844 9
Harrogate 018A 0.039 28194/32,844 9
Harrogate 006A 0.032 30011/32,844 10
Harrogate 001A 0.031 30404/32,844 10
Harrogate 007A 0.025 31696/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Fountains & Ripley

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 Fountains & Ripley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (25470/32,844) in Fountains & Ripley is more than the adult average rank (25400/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Harrogate 006A 16.074 16510/32,844 6
Harrogate 003A 6.233 25912/32,844 8
Harrogate 018A 6.104 26063/32,844 8
Harrogate 001B 5.423 26813/32,844 9
Harrogate 001A 5.215 27070/32,844 9
Harrogate 008C 2.623 30203/32,844 10
Harrogate 007A 2.066 30816/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Fountains & Ripley

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 Fountains & Ripley. 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
Harrogate 008C -0.42 22384/32,844 7
Harrogate 001B -0.809 27102/32,844 9
Harrogate 003A -0.847 27474/32,844 9
Harrogate 006A -0.932 28249/32,844 9
Harrogate 001A -0.941 28326/32,844 9
Harrogate 007A -0.954 28446/32,844 9
Harrogate 018A -1.065 29333/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Fountains & Ripley

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 Fountains & Ripley. 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
Harrogate 001B -0.377 22134/32,844 7
Harrogate 003A -0.931 28529/32,844 9
Harrogate 008C -1.178 30344/32,844 10
Harrogate 006A -1.406 31447/32,844 10
Harrogate 018A -1.411 31474/32,844 10
Harrogate 007A -1.815 32468/32,844 10
Harrogate 001A -1.945 32612/32,844 10

There were 3 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Fountains & Ripley in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Fountains & Ripley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Fountains & Ripley. 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
Harrogate 001B 39.709 2287/32,844 1
Harrogate 003A 37.219 3124/32,844 1
Harrogate 007A 36.873 3245/32,844 1
Harrogate 001A 36.835 3258/32,844 1
Harrogate 006A 36.799 3273/32,844 1
Harrogate 018A 33.031 5057/32,844 2
Harrogate 008C 22.368 13884/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Fountains & Ripley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Fountains & Ripley. 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
Harrogate 001A 1.419 1394/32,844 1
Harrogate 018A 1.258 2100/32,844 1
Harrogate 006A 1.245 2167/32,844 1
Harrogate 001B 1.083 3241/32,844 1
Harrogate 003A 0.754 6193/32,844 2
Harrogate 008C 0.653 7288/32,844 3
Harrogate 007A 0.184 13563/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Fountains & Ripley

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Fountains & Ripley. 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
Harrogate 008C 0.222 11827/32,844 4
Harrogate 007A -0.335 20941/32,844 7
Harrogate 001A -0.433 22530/32,844 7
Harrogate 003A -0.6 24916/32,844 8
Harrogate 006A -0.601 24932/32,844 8
Harrogate 018A -0.628 25274/32,844 8
Harrogate 001B -0.748 26791/32,844 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.