Deprivation Statistics for Gorse Hill and Pinehurst, Swindon

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst, Swindon, Wiltshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

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 Gorse Hill and Pinehurst. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Swindon.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Swindon 007B 61.295 806/32,844 1
Swindon 010A 47.654 2544/32,844 1
Swindon 007A 42.061 3701/32,844 2
Swindon 003A 34.764 5975/32,844 2
Swindon 010C 29.274 8370/32,844 3
Swindon 010D 24.608 11002/32,844 4
Swindon 005A 20.697 13780/32,844 5
Swindon 010B 20.476 13957/32,844 5
Swindon 005E 15.982 17968/32,844 6
Swindon 005F 12.351 21772/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst. 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
Swindon 007B 0.385 542/32,844 1
Swindon 010A 0.262 3536/32,844 2
Swindon 007A 0.229 5059/32,844 2
Swindon 003A 0.199 6724/32,844 3
Swindon 010C 0.145 10933/32,844 4
Swindon 010B 0.123 13315/32,844 5
Swindon 005A 0.119 13780/32,844 5
Swindon 010D 0.104 15822/32,844 5
Swindon 005E 0.078 19898/32,844 7
Swindon 005F 0.053 25433/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst 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
Swindon 007B 0.271 845/32,844 1
Swindon 010A 0.193 3535/32,844 2
Swindon 007A 0.192 3592/32,844 2
Swindon 003A 0.143 7210/32,844 3
Swindon 005A 0.104 11939/32,844 4
Swindon 010C 0.089 14563/32,844 5
Swindon 005E 0.086 15010/32,844 5
Swindon 010B 0.076 17129/32,844 6
Swindon 010D 0.073 17980/32,844 6
Swindon 005F 0.055 23259/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6486/32,844) in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst is more than the adult average rank (6175/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Swindon 010A 69.126 842/32,844 1
Swindon 007B 63.018 1394/32,844 1
Swindon 007A 60.387 1699/32,844 1
Swindon 003A 41.708 4951/32,844 2
Swindon 010D 33.849 7150/32,844 3
Swindon 005A 31.884 7859/32,844 3
Swindon 010B 31.465 8005/32,844 3
Swindon 010C 30.181 8480/32,844 3
Swindon 005E 28.896 9017/32,844 3
Swindon 005F 22.836 12011/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

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 Gorse Hill and Pinehurst. 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
Swindon 007B 1.355 2059/32,844 1
Swindon 010A 1.053 3846/32,844 2
Swindon 003A 0.837 5568/32,844 2
Swindon 007A 0.728 6602/32,844 3
Swindon 010C 0.418 10081/32,844 4
Swindon 005E 0.193 13162/32,844 5
Swindon 010B 0.177 13362/32,844 5
Swindon 005A 0.104 14451/32,844 5
Swindon 010D 0.087 14702/32,844 5
Swindon 005F -0.105 17646/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst. 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
Swindon 007B 1.443 1218/32,844 1
Swindon 010D 1.357 1514/32,844 1
Swindon 003A 1.304 1734/32,844 1
Swindon 010A 1.283 1820/32,844 1
Swindon 007A 1.252 1960/32,844 1
Swindon 010C 1.236 2061/32,844 1
Swindon 005A 0.59 7874/32,844 3
Swindon 005F 0.573 8090/32,844 3
Swindon 005E 0.232 12996/32,844 4
Swindon 010B -0.069 17690/32,844 6

There were 394 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Gorse Hill and Pinehurst in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst. 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
Swindon 010A 23.402 12757/32,844 4
Swindon 007B 21.69 14673/32,844 5
Swindon 003A 18.724 18204/32,844 6
Swindon 010C 15.602 22216/32,844 7
Swindon 010D 15.499 22360/32,844 7
Swindon 007A 13.704 24580/32,844 8
Swindon 005A 13.11 25262/32,844 8
Swindon 010B 12.607 25879/32,844 8
Swindon 005F 10.904 27733/32,844 9
Swindon 005E 7.597 30609/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst. 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
Swindon 010C 0.987 3956/32,844 2
Swindon 010B 0.965 4131/32,844 2
Swindon 010D 0.878 4925/32,844 2
Swindon 007A 0.537 8713/32,844 3
Swindon 003A -0.026 16878/32,844 6
Swindon 005F -0.084 17788/32,844 6
Swindon 010A -0.108 18167/32,844 6
Swindon 007B -0.14 18657/32,844 6
Swindon 005A -0.574 24843/32,844 8
Swindon 005E -0.655 25821/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst. 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
Swindon 010C 1.239 2743/32,844 1
Swindon 010D 0.504 8368/32,844 3
Swindon 010A 0.359 10013/32,844 4
Swindon 005A 0.223 11805/32,844 4
Swindon 010B 0.138 13047/32,844 4
Swindon 005E 0.102 13622/32,844 5
Swindon 007A -0.016 15568/32,844 5
Swindon 005F -0.075 16544/32,844 6
Swindon 003A -0.097 16924/32,844 6
Swindon 007B -0.167 18103/32,844 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.