Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Hailsham North, Wealden

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Hailsham North, Wealden, East Sussex

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Hailsham North, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wealden. 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 5 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 Hailsham North 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 Hailsham North. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Hailsham North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Hailsham North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wealden.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wealden 018D 20.069 14287/32,844 5
Wealden 015C 12.794 21269/32,844 7
Wealden 018E 11.273 23023/32,844 8
Wealden 015A 10.711 23642/32,844 8
Wealden 015B 7.105 28192/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Hailsham North

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 Hailsham North. 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
Wealden 018D 0.099 16492/32,844 6
Wealden 015C 0.089 18110/32,844 6
Wealden 015A 0.08 19447/32,844 6
Wealden 018E 0.069 21641/32,844 7
Wealden 015B 0.054 25219/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Hailsham North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Hailsham North 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
Wealden 018D 0.095 13416/32,844 5
Wealden 015C 0.079 16652/32,844 6
Wealden 018E 0.068 19285/32,844 6
Wealden 015A 0.061 21273/32,844 7
Wealden 015B 0.046 26014/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Hailsham North

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Hailsham North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13483/32,844) in Hailsham North is less than the adult average rank (16698/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wealden 018E 22.481 12249/32,844 4
Wealden 018D 18.028 15117/32,844 5
Wealden 015A 17.514 15447/32,844 5
Wealden 015C 17.097 15741/32,844 5
Wealden 015B 14.776 17530/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Hailsham North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Hailsham North. 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
Wealden 015C -0.238 19683/32,844 6
Wealden 015B -0.55 24054/32,844 8
Wealden 018D -0.607 24796/32,844 8
Wealden 015A -0.942 28339/32,844 9
Wealden 018E -1.192 30244/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Hailsham North

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 Hailsham North. 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
Wealden 018D 0.114 14909/32,844 5
Wealden 015C -0.378 22143/32,844 7
Wealden 015A -0.828 27569/32,844 9
Wealden 018E -0.844 27735/32,844 9
Wealden 015B -1.151 30179/32,844 10

There were 42 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Hailsham North in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Hailsham North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Hailsham North. 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
Wealden 018D 35.185 3998/32,844 2
Wealden 018E 24.511 11619/32,844 4
Wealden 015A 18.428 18576/32,844 6
Wealden 015C 17.537 19742/32,844 7
Wealden 015B 15.19 22754/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Hailsham North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Hailsham North. 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
Wealden 018D 0.477 9527/32,844 3
Wealden 015A -0.503 23935/32,844 8
Wealden 018E -0.549 24501/32,844 8
Wealden 015B -0.689 26212/32,844 8
Wealden 015C -0.854 27810/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Hailsham North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Hailsham North. 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
Wealden 015A 0.92 4693/32,844 2
Wealden 018D 0.719 6329/32,844 2
Wealden 015B 0.214 11940/32,844 4
Wealden 015C 0.147 12905/32,844 4
Wealden 018E -0.012 15495/32,844 5

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.