Deprivation Statistics for Gayton & Grimston, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Gayton & Grimston, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Gayton & Grimston, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 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 Gayton & Grimston 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 Gayton & Grimston. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Gayton & Grimston

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Gayton & Grimston. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012D 27.097 9541/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012A 27.008 9587/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004D 19.984 14359/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B 19.227 15064/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012C 16.6 17371/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Gayton & Grimston

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Gayton & Grimston. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012A 0.115 14304/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012D 0.112 14682/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004D 0.085 18715/32,844 6
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B 0.084 18890/32,844 6
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012C 0.075 20558/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Gayton & Grimston

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Gayton & Grimston 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012A 0.123 9268/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004D 0.09 14342/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012C 0.088 14605/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012D 0.084 15516/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B 0.077 17115/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Gayton & Grimston

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Gayton & Grimston population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16375/32,844) in Gayton & Grimston is more than the adult average rank (12475/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012C 21.597 12799/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012D 21.431 12899/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012A 18.892 14475/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004D 18.177 15018/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B 15.603 16901/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Gayton & Grimston

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 Gayton & Grimston. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B 0.498 9114/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012A 0.279 11918/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012C 0.271 12043/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004D 0.119 14203/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012D 0.091 14650/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Gayton & Grimston

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Gayton & Grimston. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012A 0.072 15553/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B -0.966 28821/32,844 9
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012D -1.161 30237/32,844 10
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004D -1.4 31422/32,844 10
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012C -1.787 32426/32,844 10

There were 12 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Gayton & Grimston in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Gayton & Grimston

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Gayton & Grimston. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012D 44.185 1208/32,844 1
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012A 36.074 3597/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B 35.598 3804/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004D 31.963 5681/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012C 21.209 15256/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Gayton & Grimston

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Gayton & Grimston. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012D 1.484 1148/32,844 1
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004D 1.192 2494/32,844 1
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012A 1.119 2980/32,844 1
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B 0.74 6370/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012C 0.736 6424/32,844 2

Outside Environment Deprivation in Gayton & Grimston

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Gayton & Grimston. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012D 0.835 5364/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012A 0.37 9890/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012C -0.192 18511/32,844 6
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 012B -0.268 19769/32,844 7
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004D -0.362 21390/32,844 7

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.