Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Goldington, Bedford

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Goldington, Bedford, Bedfordshire

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Goldington, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bedford. 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 10 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 Goldington 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 Goldington. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Goldington

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Goldington. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bedford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bedford 007C 39.609 4383/32,844 2
Bedford 007E 33.282 6550/32,844 2
Bedford 007B 28.33 8866/32,844 3
Bedford 007F 26.737 9733/32,844 3
Bedford 011B 23.442 11732/32,844 4
Bedford 011A 17.996 16122/32,844 5
Bedford 011D 16.049 17897/32,844 6
Bedford 007D 12.686 21398/32,844 7
Bedford 004G 11.353 22918/32,844 7
Bedford 007A 9.236 25484/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Goldington

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Goldington. 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
Bedford 007C 0.245 4245/32,844 2
Bedford 007B 0.23 4993/32,844 2
Bedford 007E 0.215 5829/32,844 2
Bedford 007F 0.178 8164/32,844 3
Bedford 011B 0.147 10798/32,844 4
Bedford 011A 0.094 17312/32,844 6
Bedford 007D 0.083 18986/32,844 6
Bedford 011D 0.079 19706/32,844 6
Bedford 004G 0.072 21122/32,844 7
Bedford 007A 0.063 23012/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Goldington

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Goldington 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
Bedford 007C 0.202 3012/32,844 1
Bedford 007E 0.176 4604/32,844 2
Bedford 007B 0.14 7504/32,844 3
Bedford 011B 0.136 7890/32,844 3
Bedford 007F 0.129 8663/32,844 3
Bedford 011A 0.084 15523/32,844 5
Bedford 007D 0.069 18998/32,844 6
Bedford 011D 0.061 21380/32,844 7
Bedford 004G 0.06 21413/32,844 7
Bedford 007A 0.059 21817/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Goldington

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Goldington population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11996/32,844) in Goldington is less than the adult average rank (14066/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bedford 007C 46.717 3819/32,844 2
Bedford 007E 38.771 5692/32,844 2
Bedford 007B 35.752 6531/32,844 2
Bedford 011B 27.835 9464/32,844 3
Bedford 007F 25.641 10493/32,844 4
Bedford 007D 23.857 11419/32,844 4
Bedford 007A 12.328 19635/32,844 6
Bedford 004G 11.551 20374/32,844 7
Bedford 011D 10.832 21054/32,844 7
Bedford 011A 10.796 21082/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Goldington

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iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Goldington. 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
Bedford 007C 0.747 6396/32,844 2
Bedford 007E 0.616 7750/32,844 3
Bedford 007F 0.344 11050/32,844 4
Bedford 007B 0.152 13709/32,844 5
Bedford 011B 0.068 14972/32,844 5
Bedford 011A -0.015 16233/32,844 5
Bedford 011D -0.079 17247/32,844 6
Bedford 007D -0.189 18979/32,844 6
Bedford 007A -0.259 20010/32,844 7
Bedford 004G -0.792 26928/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Goldington

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Goldington. 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
Bedford 007E 0.663 6933/32,844 3
Bedford 011D 0.498 9099/32,844 3
Bedford 011A 0.489 9220/32,844 3
Bedford 007C 0.208 13370/32,844 5
Bedford 007B 0.055 15818/32,844 5
Bedford 011B -0.167 19156/32,844 6
Bedford 007D -0.37 22025/32,844 7
Bedford 007A -0.41 22567/32,844 7
Bedford 007F -0.444 23041/32,844 8
Bedford 004G -0.471 23380/32,844 8

There were 138 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Goldington in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Goldington

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Goldington. 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
Bedford 007F 38.629 2613/32,844 1
Bedford 011D 36.599 3371/32,844 2
Bedford 007C 31.216 6148/32,844 2
Bedford 011A 30.551 6570/32,844 3
Bedford 004G 29.2 7504/32,844 3
Bedford 011B 25.691 10467/32,844 4
Bedford 007B 22.873 13345/32,844 5
Bedford 007E 20.207 16412/32,844 5
Bedford 007D 12.606 25880/32,844 8
Bedford 007A 11.168 27444/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Goldington

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iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Goldington. 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
Bedford 004G 0.049 15673/32,844 5
Bedford 011A 0.04 15811/32,844 5
Bedford 007A -0.192 19520/32,844 6
Bedford 011B -0.266 20616/32,844 7
Bedford 007C -0.284 20888/32,844 7
Bedford 007D -0.401 22573/32,844 7
Bedford 011D -0.649 25751/32,844 8
Bedford 007B -0.779 27138/32,844 9
Bedford 007E -1.101 29747/32,844 10
Bedford 007F -1.497 31514/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Goldington

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Goldington. 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
Bedford 011A 0.202 12104/32,844 4
Bedford 007E 0.201 12128/32,844 4
Bedford 007C 0.191 12269/32,844 4
Bedford 007D 0.126 13217/32,844 5
Bedford 007A 0.115 13409/32,844 5
Bedford 007F 0.073 14110/32,844 5
Bedford 007B 0.072 14127/32,844 5
Bedford 011B 0.069 14194/32,844 5
Bedford 011D 0.029 14820/32,844 5
Bedford 004G -0.341 21041/32,844 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.