Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Gorleston, Great Yarmouth

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Gorleston, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Great Yarmouth. 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 3 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 Gorleston 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 Gorleston. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Gorleston

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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 Gorleston. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Great Yarmouth.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Great Yarmouth 010A 23.329 11832/32,844 4
Great Yarmouth 010B 18.261 15905/32,844 5
Great Yarmouth 010C 16.703 17280/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Gorleston

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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 Gorleston. 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
Great Yarmouth 010A 0.133 12190/32,844 4
Great Yarmouth 010B 0.086 18595/32,844 6
Great Yarmouth 010C 0.064 22757/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Gorleston

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Gorleston 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
Great Yarmouth 010C 0.097 13051/32,844 4
Great Yarmouth 010A 0.096 13253/32,844 5
Great Yarmouth 010B 0.082 15851/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Gorleston

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Gorleston population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16527/32,844) in Gorleston is less than the adult average rank (17058/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Great Yarmouth 010A 21.568 12826/32,844 4
Great Yarmouth 010C 16.896 15889/32,844 5
Great Yarmouth 010B 9.339 22537/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Gorleston

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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 Gorleston. 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
Great Yarmouth 010A 0.587 8095/32,844 3
Great Yarmouth 010B 0.57 8292/32,844 3
Great Yarmouth 010C -0.169 18661/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Gorleston

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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 Gorleston. 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
Great Yarmouth 010A 0.276 12307/32,844 4
Great Yarmouth 010B 0.137 14539/32,844 5
Great Yarmouth 010C -0.841 27705/32,844 9

There were 113 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Gorleston in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Gorleston

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Gorleston. 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
Great Yarmouth 010C 41.231 1862/32,844 1
Great Yarmouth 010B 32.664 5292/32,844 2
Great Yarmouth 010A 12.497 26008/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Gorleston

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Gorleston. 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
Great Yarmouth 010A 1.178 2580/32,844 1
Great Yarmouth 010B 0.057 15555/32,844 5
Great Yarmouth 010C -0.742 26754/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Gorleston

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Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Gorleston. 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
Great Yarmouth 010A -0.522 23801/32,844 8
Great Yarmouth 010B -0.853 28021/32,844 9
Great Yarmouth 010C -1.25 31174/32,844 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.