Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Harefield, Southampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Harefield, Southampton, Hampshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Harefield

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Harefield. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Southampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Southampton 018C 46.985 2659/32,844 1
Southampton 016C 42.366 3627/32,844 2
Southampton 016B 40.822 4023/32,844 2
Southampton 018A 25.264 10605/32,844 4
Southampton 018D 24.699 10948/32,844 4
Southampton 018B 22.567 12346/32,844 4
Southampton 016D 20.299 14082/32,844 5
Southampton 016E 19.08 15169/32,844 5
Southampton 016A 15.735 18208/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Harefield

6
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 Harefield. 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
Southampton 018C 0.291 2504/32,844 1
Southampton 016C 0.248 4127/32,844 2
Southampton 016B 0.206 6297/32,844 2
Southampton 018A 0.152 10364/32,844 4
Southampton 018D 0.124 13200/32,844 5
Southampton 018B 0.116 14173/32,844 5
Southampton 016D 0.084 18792/32,844 6
Southampton 016E 0.082 19238/32,844 6
Southampton 016A 0.073 20970/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Harefield

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Harefield 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
Southampton 018C 0.181 4263/32,844 2
Southampton 016C 0.177 4473/32,844 2
Southampton 016B 0.165 5373/32,844 2
Southampton 018B 0.107 11464/32,844 4
Southampton 018A 0.1 12599/32,844 4
Southampton 018D 0.088 14693/32,844 5
Southampton 016E 0.078 16696/32,844 6
Southampton 016D 0.074 17803/32,844 6
Southampton 016A 0.06 21602/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Harefield

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 Harefield population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10161/32,844) in Harefield is more than the adult average rank (9675/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Southampton 018C 62.561 1438/32,844 1
Southampton 016B 59.282 1815/32,844 1
Southampton 016C 45.216 4117/32,844 2
Southampton 018A 30.366 8406/32,844 3
Southampton 018D 28.228 9302/32,844 3
Southampton 016D 22.418 12290/32,844 4
Southampton 018B 21.212 13013/32,844 4
Southampton 016A 13.567 18530/32,844 6
Southampton 016E 13.026 19019/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Harefield

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Harefield. 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
Southampton 016C 1.198 2882/32,844 1
Southampton 018C 1.014 4130/32,844 2
Southampton 016B 0.967 4483/32,844 2
Southampton 018A 0.733 6555/32,844 2
Southampton 018D 0.485 9262/32,844 3
Southampton 016E 0.45 9720/32,844 3
Southampton 018B 0.44 9831/32,844 3
Southampton 016D 0.153 13691/32,844 5
Southampton 016A -0.214 19347/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Harefield

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Harefield. 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
Southampton 018C 1.269 1886/32,844 1
Southampton 016B 1.122 2660/32,844 1
Southampton 016D 1.121 2668/32,844 1
Southampton 018D 1.099 2809/32,844 1
Southampton 016C 1.008 3464/32,844 2
Southampton 016A 0.881 4576/32,844 2
Southampton 018B 0.742 6044/32,844 2
Southampton 016E 0.538 8568/32,844 3
Southampton 018A 0.477 9390/32,844 3

There were 333 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Harefield in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Harefield

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Harefield. 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
Southampton 016E 28.031 8407/32,844 3
Southampton 018C 22.927 13288/32,844 5
Southampton 016C 20.668 15868/32,844 5
Southampton 016B 19.68 17021/32,844 6
Southampton 018B 19.399 17396/32,844 6
Southampton 018D 16.457 21101/32,844 7
Southampton 018A 15.681 22104/32,844 7
Southampton 016D 14.945 23100/32,844 8
Southampton 016A 13.868 24393/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Harefield

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Harefield. 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
Southampton 016A 0.346 11258/32,844 4
Southampton 016B 0.283 12093/32,844 4
Southampton 016D 0.228 12914/32,844 4
Southampton 018D 0.195 13374/32,844 5
Southampton 016C 0.083 15154/32,844 5
Southampton 018B -0.152 18873/32,844 6
Southampton 018C -0.187 19421/32,844 6
Southampton 018A -0.205 19684/32,844 6
Southampton 016E -0.306 21237/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Harefield

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Harefield. 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
Southampton 016C 1.247 2701/32,844 1
Southampton 016A 1.221 2830/32,844 1
Southampton 018A 1.203 2938/32,844 1
Southampton 016D 1.157 3180/32,844 1
Southampton 016E 1.113 3417/32,844 2
Southampton 016B 0.978 4294/32,844 2
Southampton 018D 0.895 4881/32,844 2
Southampton 018B 0.73 6224/32,844 2
Southampton 018C 0.669 6764/32,844 3

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.