Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Gensing, Hastings

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Gensing, Hastings, East Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Gensing

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Gensing. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Hastings.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Hastings 011E 54.246 1555/32,844 1
Hastings 008E 48.112 2468/32,844 1
Hastings 008C 40.373 4158/32,844 2
Hastings 006C 35.723 5628/32,844 2
Hastings 008D 27.647 9224/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Gensing

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Gensing. 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
Hastings 008E 0.297 2289/32,844 1
Hastings 011E 0.294 2396/32,844 1
Hastings 008C 0.245 4262/32,844 2
Hastings 006C 0.214 5835/32,844 2
Hastings 008D 0.164 9305/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Gensing

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Gensing 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
Hastings 011E 0.245 1446/32,844 1
Hastings 008E 0.22 2246/32,844 1
Hastings 008C 0.195 3413/32,844 2
Hastings 006C 0.172 4862/32,844 2
Hastings 008D 0.115 10316/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Gensing

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 Gensing population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9131/32,844) in Gensing is less than the adult average rank (12768/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Hastings 011E 38.416 5795/32,844 2
Hastings 008C 35.683 6553/32,844 2
Hastings 008E 31.581 7955/32,844 3
Hastings 006C 20.992 13144/32,844 5
Hastings 008D 11.426 20491/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Gensing

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Gensing. 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
Hastings 011E 1.595 1143/32,844 1
Hastings 008E 1.133 3285/32,844 2
Hastings 006C 0.952 4599/32,844 2
Hastings 008C 0.79 5994/32,844 2
Hastings 008D 0.677 7095/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Gensing

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Gensing. 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
Hastings 011E 1.344 1564/32,844 1
Hastings 008E 1.052 3133/32,844 1
Hastings 008D 0.764 5788/32,844 2
Hastings 006C 0.743 6028/32,844 2
Hastings 008C 0.305 11873/32,844 4

There were 426 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Gensing in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Gensing

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Gensing. 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
Hastings 008D 30.044 6941/32,844 3
Hastings 008E 27.176 9099/32,844 3
Hastings 011E 26.803 9452/32,844 3
Hastings 006C 23.36 12802/32,844 4
Hastings 008C 22.594 13647/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Gensing

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Gensing. 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
Hastings 008C 1.294 1930/32,844 1
Hastings 008E 0.943 4318/32,844 2
Hastings 011E 0.902 4686/32,844 2
Hastings 006C 0.892 4784/32,844 2
Hastings 008D 0.733 6447/32,844 2

Outside Environment Deprivation in Gensing

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Gensing. 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
Hastings 006C 0.097 13722/32,844 5
Hastings 008E 0.034 14736/32,844 5
Hastings 008C 0.008 15168/32,844 5
Hastings 011E -0.057 16235/32,844 5
Hastings 008D -0.169 18131/32,844 6

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.