Deprivation Statistics for Halesworth & Blything, East Suffolk

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Halesworth & Blything, East Suffolk, Suffolk

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Halesworth & Blything, 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 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 Halesworth & Blything 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 Halesworth & Blything. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Halesworth & Blything

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Halesworth & Blything. 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 014D 23.852 11464/32,844 4
Waveney 015C 23.556 11652/32,844 4
Suffolk Coastal 001B 21.617 13072/32,844 4
Waveney 013D 21.598 13090/32,844 4
Waveney 015A 20.139 14221/32,844 5
Waveney 015D 17.763 16350/32,844 5
Waveney 015B 13.042 21004/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Halesworth & Blything

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Halesworth & Blything. 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 015C 0.151 10404/32,844 4
Waveney 015A 0.112 14688/32,844 5
Waveney 015D 0.106 15486/32,844 5
Waveney 014D 0.103 15870/32,844 5
Waveney 015B 0.101 16236/32,844 5
Suffolk Coastal 001B 0.077 20140/32,844 7
Waveney 013D 0.06 23696/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Halesworth & Blything

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Halesworth & Blything 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 015C 0.154 6206/32,844 2
Waveney 014D 0.099 12672/32,844 4
Waveney 015D 0.082 15907/32,844 5
Waveney 015A 0.075 17484/32,844 6
Suffolk Coastal 001B 0.072 18260/32,844 6
Waveney 015B 0.068 19234/32,844 6
Waveney 013D 0.059 21717/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Halesworth & Blything

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Halesworth & Blything population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11237/32,844) in Halesworth & Blything is less than the adult average rank (15564/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Waveney 015D 34.983 6766/32,844 3
Waveney 015C 22.868 11993/32,844 4
Waveney 015B 22.423 12286/32,844 4
Waveney 015A 21.166 13037/32,844 4
Waveney 014D 19.293 14198/32,844 5
Suffolk Coastal 001B 17.745 15305/32,844 5
Waveney 013D 13.153 18906/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Halesworth & Blything

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 Halesworth & Blything. 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 015C 0.288 11797/32,844 4
Waveney 015B -0.047 16738/32,844 6
Waveney 015D -0.196 19075/32,844 6
Waveney 015A -0.304 20724/32,844 7
Waveney 014D -0.313 20845/32,844 7
Waveney 013D -0.772 26713/32,844 9
Suffolk Coastal 001B -0.974 28610/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Halesworth & Blything

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Halesworth & Blything. 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 014D -0.115 18357/32,844 6
Suffolk Coastal 001B -0.379 22157/32,844 7
Waveney 015C -0.521 24079/32,844 8
Waveney 015A -0.569 24701/32,844 8
Waveney 013D -1.142 30118/32,844 10
Waveney 015B -1.225 30593/32,844 10
Waveney 015D -1.585 32021/32,844 10

There were 17 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Halesworth & Blything in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Halesworth & Blything

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Halesworth & Blything. 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 013D 51.235 196/32,844 1
Waveney 014D 41.519 1769/32,844 1
Suffolk Coastal 001B 38.447 2677/32,844 1
Waveney 015A 36.601 3368/32,844 2
Waveney 015D 30.235 6806/32,844 3
Waveney 015C 15.397 22483/32,844 7
Waveney 015B 8.884 29609/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Halesworth & Blything

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Halesworth & Blything. 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
Suffolk Coastal 001B 1.908 309/32,844 1
Waveney 013D 1.807 443/32,844 1
Waveney 014D 1.244 2174/32,844 1
Waveney 015A 1.045 3520/32,844 2
Waveney 015C 0.549 8550/32,844 3
Waveney 015B 0.349 11208/32,844 4
Waveney 015D -0.22 19921/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Halesworth & Blything

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Halesworth & Blything. 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
Suffolk Coastal 001B -0.435 22554/32,844 7
Waveney 014D -0.606 24992/32,844 8
Waveney 015A -0.619 25161/32,844 8
Waveney 015C -0.716 26396/32,844 9
Waveney 013D -0.805 27443/32,844 9
Waveney 015B -0.887 28373/32,844 9
Waveney 015D -0.89 28401/32,844 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.