Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Frome Oakfield, Mendip

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Frome Oakfield, Mendip, Somerset

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

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Overall Deprivation in Frome Oakfield

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Frome Oakfield. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Mendip.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Mendip 004C 40.033 4252/32,844 2
Mendip 004B 23.34 11822/32,844 4
Mendip 001C 22.934 12100/32,844 4
Mendip 004D 17.603 16470/32,844 6
Mendip 007E 15.18 18737/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Frome Oakfield

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Frome Oakfield. 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
Mendip 004C 0.285 2704/32,844 1
Mendip 004B 0.156 9943/32,844 4
Mendip 001C 0.138 11679/32,844 4
Mendip 004D 0.095 17045/32,844 6
Mendip 007E 0.089 18083/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Frome Oakfield

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Frome Oakfield 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
Mendip 004C 0.21 2683/32,844 1
Mendip 004B 0.13 8503/32,844 3
Mendip 001C 0.106 11549/32,844 4
Mendip 004D 0.098 12808/32,844 4
Mendip 007E 0.078 16775/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Frome Oakfield

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Frome Oakfield population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8499/32,844) in Frome Oakfield is less than the adult average rank (16506/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Mendip 004C 35.993 6436/32,844 2
Mendip 007E 24.36 11155/32,844 4
Mendip 001C 24.002 11347/32,844 4
Mendip 004D 21.091 13076/32,844 4
Mendip 004B 14.833 17477/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Frome Oakfield

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 Frome Oakfield. 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
Mendip 004C 0.671 7167/32,844 3
Mendip 001C 0.401 10310/32,844 4
Mendip 007E 0.306 11551/32,844 4
Mendip 004B 0.046 15305/32,844 5
Mendip 004D -0.177 18782/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Frome Oakfield

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 Frome Oakfield. 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
Mendip 004C 1.087 2892/32,844 1
Mendip 004B 0.781 5628/32,844 2
Mendip 001C 0.635 7271/32,844 3
Mendip 004D 0.197 13556/32,844 5
Mendip 007E -0.312 21213/32,844 7

There were 166 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Frome Oakfield in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Frome Oakfield

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Frome Oakfield. 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
Mendip 004D 25.583 10577/32,844 4
Mendip 001C 22.597 13645/32,844 5
Mendip 007E 18.863 18032/32,844 6
Mendip 004B 15.628 22195/32,844 7
Mendip 004C 13.831 24435/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Frome Oakfield

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Frome Oakfield. 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
Mendip 004B 0.49 9343/32,844 3
Mendip 004D 0.019 16151/32,844 5
Mendip 001C -0.051 17269/32,844 6
Mendip 004C -0.296 21082/32,844 7
Mendip 007E -0.981 28910/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Frome Oakfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Frome Oakfield. 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
Mendip 004B -0.415 22257/32,844 7
Mendip 004C -0.721 26461/32,844 9
Mendip 007E -0.928 28800/32,844 9
Mendip 001C -0.976 29226/32,844 9
Mendip 004D -1.135 30506/32,844 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.