Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Grovehill, Dacorum

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Grovehill, Dacorum, Hertfordshire

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Grovehill, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Dacorum. 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 7 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 Grovehill 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 Grovehill. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Grovehill

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Grovehill. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dacorum.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Dacorum 007E 33.917 6304/32,844 2
Dacorum 007A 26.067 10151/32,844 4
Dacorum 007C 24.763 10906/32,844 4
Dacorum 013B 23.689 11581/32,844 4
Dacorum 010C 20.025 14326/32,844 5
Dacorum 007D 17.5 16551/32,844 6
Dacorum 007B 16.653 17317/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Grovehill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Grovehill. 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
Dacorum 007E 0.223 5364/32,844 2
Dacorum 013B 0.182 7875/32,844 3
Dacorum 007C 0.168 8962/32,844 3
Dacorum 007A 0.156 9945/32,844 4
Dacorum 007D 0.118 13929/32,844 5
Dacorum 007B 0.117 14061/32,844 5
Dacorum 010C 0.096 16852/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Grovehill

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Grovehill 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
Dacorum 007E 0.159 5754/32,844 2
Dacorum 007A 0.139 7577/32,844 3
Dacorum 007C 0.117 10122/32,844 4
Dacorum 013B 0.106 11596/32,844 4
Dacorum 010C 0.08 16236/32,844 5
Dacorum 007D 0.077 17013/32,844 6
Dacorum 007B 0.076 17371/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Grovehill

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 Grovehill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9983/32,844) in Grovehill is more than the adult average rank (9765/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dacorum 007E 41.541 4987/32,844 2
Dacorum 013B 40.684 5202/32,844 2
Dacorum 007C 35.792 6514/32,844 2
Dacorum 007B 28.4 9228/32,844 3
Dacorum 007D 26.263 10174/32,844 4
Dacorum 007A 24.009 11339/32,844 4
Dacorum 010C 13.961 18195/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Grovehill

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Grovehill. 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
Dacorum 007E 0.25 12332/32,844 4
Dacorum 007A 0.099 14532/32,844 5
Dacorum 010C -0.318 20946/32,844 7
Dacorum 013B -0.339 21265/32,844 7
Dacorum 007C -0.363 21630/32,844 7
Dacorum 007D -0.536 23876/32,844 8
Dacorum 007B -0.625 25028/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Grovehill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Grovehill. 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
Dacorum 010C 1.308 1718/32,844 1
Dacorum 007A 0.954 3882/32,844 2
Dacorum 007C 0.817 5236/32,844 2
Dacorum 007D 0.548 8425/32,844 3
Dacorum 007B 0.311 11767/32,844 4
Dacorum 007E 0.249 12731/32,844 4
Dacorum 013B -0.589 24966/32,844 8

There were 372 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Grovehill in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Grovehill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Grovehill. 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
Dacorum 007E 40.264 2123/32,844 1
Dacorum 013B 29.03 7628/32,844 3
Dacorum 010C 28.947 7710/32,844 3
Dacorum 007D 25.171 10941/32,844 4
Dacorum 007B 23.849 12298/32,844 4
Dacorum 007C 23.338 12839/32,844 4
Dacorum 007A 21.963 14373/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Grovehill

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Grovehill. 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
Dacorum 013B -0.031 16947/32,844 6
Dacorum 007A -0.053 17302/32,844 6
Dacorum 010C -0.276 20755/32,844 7
Dacorum 007C -0.615 25357/32,844 8
Dacorum 007B -0.742 26748/32,844 9
Dacorum 007D -0.93 28466/32,844 9
Dacorum 007E -1.119 29846/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Grovehill

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Grovehill. 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
Dacorum 010C 0.126 13226/32,844 5
Dacorum 007C -0.423 22375/32,844 7
Dacorum 007A -0.526 23854/32,844 8
Dacorum 007B -0.654 25593/32,844 8
Dacorum 007D -0.738 26666/32,844 9
Dacorum 013B -0.798 27367/32,844 9
Dacorum 007E -0.966 29137/32,844 9

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.