Deprivation Statistics for Gunton & St Margarets, East Suffolk

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Gunton & St Margarets, East Suffolk, Suffolk

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Gunton & St Margarets, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of East Suffolk. 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 9 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 Gunton & St Margarets 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 Gunton & St Margarets. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Gunton & St Margarets

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Gunton & St Margarets. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of East Suffolk.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Waveney 007A 76.806 64/32,844 1
Waveney 002D 59.291 978/32,844 1
Waveney 002C 56.236 1320/32,844 1
Waveney 003D 28.04 9011/32,844 3
Waveney 001B 20.852 13663/32,844 5
Waveney 002E 20.099 14254/32,844 5
Waveney 001A 16.775 17206/32,844 6
Waveney 003E 11.17 23132/32,844 8
Waveney 001C 9.787 24780/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Gunton & St Margarets

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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 Gunton & St Margarets. 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
Waveney 007A 0.486 57/32,844 1
Waveney 002C 0.351 1011/32,844 1
Waveney 002D 0.33 1441/32,844 1
Waveney 003D 0.169 8906/32,844 3
Waveney 002E 0.13 12502/32,844 4
Waveney 001B 0.093 17511/32,844 6
Waveney 001A 0.086 18543/32,844 6
Waveney 003E 0.069 21620/32,844 7
Waveney 001C 0.049 26303/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Gunton & St Margarets

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Gunton & St Margarets 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
Waveney 007A 0.412 26/32,844 1
Waveney 002D 0.282 662/32,844 1
Waveney 002C 0.239 1632/32,844 1
Waveney 003D 0.159 5783/32,844 2
Waveney 001A 0.105 11805/32,844 4
Waveney 002E 0.101 12436/32,844 4
Waveney 001B 0.095 13336/32,844 5
Waveney 001C 0.069 18913/32,844 6
Waveney 003E 0.069 19119/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Gunton & St Margarets

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 Gunton & St Margarets population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8742/32,844) in Gunton & St Margarets is less than the adult average rank (8826/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Waveney 007A 78.931 330/32,844 1
Waveney 002D 74.916 511/32,844 1
Waveney 002C 74.752 518/32,844 1
Waveney 003D 40.53 5238/32,844 2
Waveney 001B 27.41 9642/32,844 3
Waveney 002E 27.288 9701/32,844 3
Waveney 003E 23.631 11541/32,844 4
Waveney 001C 12.678 19332/32,844 6
Waveney 001A 10.864 21021/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Gunton & St Margarets

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 Gunton & St Margarets. 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
Waveney 007A 2.294 139/32,844 1
Waveney 002D 1.479 1566/32,844 1
Waveney 002C 1.433 1732/32,844 1
Waveney 003D 0.74 6463/32,844 2
Waveney 001A 0.474 9421/32,844 3
Waveney 002E 0.286 11815/32,844 4
Waveney 001B 0.145 13796/32,844 5
Waveney 001C -0.1 17565/32,844 6
Waveney 003E -0.137 18182/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Gunton & St Margarets

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Gunton & St Margarets. 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
Waveney 002D 0.997 3542/32,844 2
Waveney 002C 0.936 4069/32,844 2
Waveney 007A 0.931 4123/32,844 2
Waveney 001A 0.151 14280/32,844 5
Waveney 003D 0.136 14550/32,844 5
Waveney 001B -0.13 18586/32,844 6
Waveney 002E -0.15 18885/32,844 6
Waveney 001C -0.496 23728/32,844 8
Waveney 003E -0.679 25988/32,844 8

There were 15 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Gunton & St Margarets in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Gunton & St Margarets

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Gunton & St Margarets. 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
Waveney 001B 34.309 4425/32,844 2
Waveney 002E 24.552 11574/32,844 4
Waveney 001C 20.823 15691/32,844 5
Waveney 001A 20.242 16369/32,844 5
Waveney 002D 17.338 20003/32,844 7
Waveney 007A 14.737 23365/32,844 8
Waveney 002C 14.524 23636/32,844 8
Waveney 003E 13.497 24828/32,844 8
Waveney 003D 12.49 26020/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Gunton & St Margarets

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Gunton & St Margarets. 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
Waveney 007A 1.005 3834/32,844 2
Waveney 001B 0.251 12579/32,844 4
Waveney 002D 0.236 12782/32,844 4
Waveney 002C -0.014 16690/32,844 6
Waveney 001A -0.525 24219/32,844 8
Waveney 003E -0.93 28471/32,844 9
Waveney 002E -0.931 28473/32,844 9
Waveney 003D -1.154 30029/32,844 10
Waveney 001C -1.4 31188/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Gunton & St Margarets

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Gunton & St Margarets. 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
Waveney 002C -0.192 18508/32,844 6
Waveney 001B -0.275 19890/32,844 7
Waveney 007A -0.377 21663/32,844 7
Waveney 003D -0.398 21993/32,844 7
Waveney 002D -0.44 22641/32,844 7
Waveney 003E -0.467 23038/32,844 8
Waveney 001C -0.666 25748/32,844 8
Waveney 001A -0.693 26076/32,844 8
Waveney 002E -0.753 26849/32,844 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.