Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Gainsborough, Ipswich

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Gainsborough, Ipswich, Suffolk

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

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Overall Deprivation in Gainsborough

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 Gainsborough. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Ipswich.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Ipswich 016C 50.893 2040/32,844 1
Ipswich 016B 45.33 2999/32,844 1
Ipswich 016E 43.284 3403/32,844 2
Ipswich 016A 28.368 8840/32,844 3
Ipswich 016F 14.494 19456/32,844 6
Ipswich 016D 13.537 20449/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Gainsborough

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Gainsborough. 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
Ipswich 016C 0.283 2791/32,844 1
Ipswich 016B 0.252 3941/32,844 2
Ipswich 016E 0.24 4504/32,844 2
Ipswich 016A 0.164 9331/32,844 3
Ipswich 016D 0.076 20320/32,844 7
Ipswich 016F 0.057 24405/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Gainsborough

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Gainsborough 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
Ipswich 016B 0.203 2990/32,844 1
Ipswich 016C 0.199 3157/32,844 1
Ipswich 016E 0.158 5877/32,844 2
Ipswich 016A 0.107 11425/32,844 4
Ipswich 016F 0.061 21154/32,844 7
Ipswich 016D 0.057 22490/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Gainsborough

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Gainsborough population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (5678/32,844) in Gainsborough is more than the adult average rank (3536/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Ipswich 016E 88.248 95/32,844 1
Ipswich 016B 82.287 212/32,844 1
Ipswich 016C 74.16 547/32,844 1
Ipswich 016A 47.54 3653/32,844 2
Ipswich 016F 32.611 7582/32,844 3
Ipswich 016D 20.072 13723/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Gainsborough

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Gainsborough. 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
Ipswich 016C 0.939 4699/32,844 2
Ipswich 016E 0.921 4856/32,844 2
Ipswich 016B 0.724 6639/32,844 3
Ipswich 016A 0.481 9320/32,844 3
Ipswich 016D 0.139 13905/32,844 5
Ipswich 016F -0.237 19675/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Gainsborough

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Gainsborough. 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
Ipswich 016C 1.022 3361/32,844 2
Ipswich 016B 0.493 9162/32,844 3
Ipswich 016A 0.328 11509/32,844 4
Ipswich 016E 0.138 14503/32,844 5
Ipswich 016F 0.003 16637/32,844 6
Ipswich 016D -0.271 20635/32,844 7

There were 109 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Gainsborough in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Gainsborough

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Gainsborough. 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
Ipswich 016C 32.092 5591/32,844 2
Ipswich 016D 25.463 10686/32,844 4
Ipswich 016A 18.587 18382/32,844 6
Ipswich 016B 18.378 18643/32,844 6
Ipswich 016E 18.234 18817/32,844 6
Ipswich 016F 10.969 27670/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Gainsborough

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Gainsborough. 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
Ipswich 016E 1.011 3798/32,844 2
Ipswich 016F 0.864 5041/32,844 2
Ipswich 016A 0.852 5148/32,844 2
Ipswich 016C 0.691 6882/32,844 3
Ipswich 016B 0.613 7796/32,844 3
Ipswich 016D -0.346 21793/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Gainsborough

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Gainsborough. 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
Ipswich 016A -0.221 19001/32,844 6
Ipswich 016F -0.239 19305/32,844 6
Ipswich 016B -0.33 20865/32,844 7
Ipswich 016D -0.431 22487/32,844 7
Ipswich 016E -0.514 23694/32,844 8
Ipswich 016C -0.533 23932/32,844 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.