Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Great Barford, Bedford

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

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Great Barford, 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 6 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 Great Barford 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 Great Barford. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Great Barford

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Great Barford. 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 007F 26.737 9733/32,844 3
Bedford 019A 17.976 16138/32,844 5
Bedford 004F 12.027 22138/32,844 7
Bedford 004G 11.353 22918/32,844 7
Bedford 004C 10.904 23443/32,844 8
Bedford 004B 7.241 28019/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Great Barford

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Great Barford. 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 007F 0.178 8164/32,844 3
Bedford 019A 0.089 18123/32,844 6
Bedford 004F 0.083 19071/32,844 6
Bedford 004G 0.072 21122/32,844 7
Bedford 004B 0.065 22497/32,844 7
Bedford 004C 0.06 23762/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Great Barford

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Great Barford 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 007F 0.129 8663/32,844 3
Bedford 004G 0.06 21413/32,844 7
Bedford 004B 0.057 22275/32,844 7
Bedford 019A 0.055 22944/32,844 7
Bedford 004C 0.053 23831/32,844 8
Bedford 004F 0.042 27167/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Great Barford

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Great Barford population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18031/32,844) in Great Barford is less than the adult average rank (20306/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bedford 007F 25.641 10493/32,844 4
Bedford 019A 21.823 12659/32,844 4
Bedford 004G 11.551 20374/32,844 7
Bedford 004B 10.337 21513/32,844 7
Bedford 004F 6.631 25450/32,844 8
Bedford 004C 5.335 26922/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Great Barford

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Great Barford. 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 007F 0.344 11050/32,844 4
Bedford 004F -0.443 22685/32,844 7
Bedford 004C -0.665 25520/32,844 8
Bedford 019A -0.79 26901/32,844 9
Bedford 004G -0.792 26928/32,844 9
Bedford 004B -0.83 27289/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Great Barford

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Great Barford. 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 019A 0.819 5225/32,844 2
Bedford 007F -0.444 23041/32,844 8
Bedford 004G -0.471 23380/32,844 8
Bedford 004B -0.575 24784/32,844 8
Bedford 004C -0.713 26365/32,844 9
Bedford 004F -1.751 32376/32,844 10

There were 92 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Great Barford in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Great Barford

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Great Barford. 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 004F 42.62 1517/32,844 1
Bedford 007F 38.629 2613/32,844 1
Bedford 004C 35.697 3774/32,844 2
Bedford 019A 34.523 4313/32,844 2
Bedford 004G 29.2 7504/32,844 3
Bedford 004B 7.708 30528/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Great Barford

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Great Barford. 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 019A 0.254 12524/32,844 4
Bedford 004C 0.082 15167/32,844 5
Bedford 004G 0.049 15673/32,844 5
Bedford 004B -0.365 22071/32,844 7
Bedford 004F -0.804 27373/32,844 9
Bedford 007F -1.497 31514/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Great Barford

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Great Barford. 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 007F 0.073 14110/32,844 5
Bedford 019A 0.037 14695/32,844 5
Bedford 004C 0.008 15179/32,844 5
Bedford 004B -0.128 17469/32,844 6
Bedford 004G -0.341 21041/32,844 7
Bedford 004F -0.446 22712/32,844 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.