Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Harrowgate Hill, Darlington

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Harrowgate Hill, Darlington, County Durham

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

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Overall Deprivation in Harrowgate Hill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Harrowgate Hill. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Darlington.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Darlington 004D 52.096 1858/32,844 1
Darlington 002E 22.901 12125/32,844 4
Darlington 002C 20.23 14148/32,844 5
Darlington 003D 15.842 18088/32,844 6
Darlington 002D 13.497 20496/32,844 7
Darlington 002F 7.694 27431/32,844 9
Darlington 003C 6.905 28448/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Harrowgate Hill

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 Harrowgate Hill. 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
Darlington 004D 0.297 2301/32,844 1
Darlington 002E 0.157 9843/32,844 3
Darlington 002C 0.111 14864/32,844 5
Darlington 003D 0.088 18240/32,844 6
Darlington 002D 0.087 18376/32,844 6
Darlington 002F 0.046 27023/32,844 9
Darlington 003C 0.041 28328/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Harrowgate Hill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Harrowgate Hill 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
Darlington 004D 0.245 1470/32,844 1
Darlington 002E 0.127 8828/32,844 3
Darlington 003D 0.095 13465/32,844 5
Darlington 002C 0.08 16313/32,844 5
Darlington 002D 0.066 19777/32,844 7
Darlington 002F 0.049 25164/32,844 8
Darlington 003C 0.048 25277/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Harrowgate Hill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Harrowgate Hill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15297/32,844) in Harrowgate Hill is more than the adult average rank (15015/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Darlington 004D 42.759 4683/32,844 2
Darlington 002E 26.248 10185/32,844 4
Darlington 002C 24.017 11334/32,844 4
Darlington 002D 15.094 17290/32,844 6
Darlington 003D 14.935 17402/32,844 6
Darlington 003C 10.063 21768/32,844 7
Darlington 002F 7.506 24476/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Harrowgate Hill

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 Harrowgate Hill. 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
Darlington 004D 1.579 1196/32,844 1
Darlington 002C 0.631 7594/32,844 3
Darlington 002E 0.449 9728/32,844 3
Darlington 003D 0.437 9856/32,844 4
Darlington 003C 0.043 15343/32,844 5
Darlington 002F 0.028 15583/32,844 5
Darlington 002D 0.022 15660/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Harrowgate Hill

6
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 Harrowgate Hill. 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
Darlington 004D 1.856 350/32,844 1
Darlington 002C 0.871 4673/32,844 2
Darlington 002D 0.416 10215/32,844 4
Darlington 002E 0.383 10693/32,844 4
Darlington 003D -0.004 16747/32,844 6
Darlington 002F -0.299 21031/32,844 7
Darlington 003C -0.375 22092/32,844 7

There were 56 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Harrowgate Hill in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Harrowgate Hill

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Harrowgate Hill. 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
Darlington 002F 18.475 18524/32,844 6
Darlington 003D 15.474 22390/32,844 7
Darlington 003C 11.425 27195/32,844 9
Darlington 004D 8.164 30195/32,844 10
Darlington 002E 7.718 30519/32,844 10
Darlington 002C 7.401 30736/32,844 10
Darlington 002D 2.927 32614/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Harrowgate Hill

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Harrowgate Hill. 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
Darlington 002D 0.322 11595/32,844 4
Darlington 004D 0.125 14507/32,844 5
Darlington 002C 0.024 16068/32,844 5
Darlington 003D -0.29 20985/32,844 7
Darlington 002E -0.312 21326/32,844 7
Darlington 002F -1.341 30973/32,844 10
Darlington 003C -2.22 32708/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Harrowgate Hill

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Harrowgate Hill. 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
Darlington 003D -0.675 25847/32,844 8
Darlington 002C -0.8 27388/32,844 9
Darlington 002E -0.804 27429/32,844 9
Darlington 002D -0.842 27893/32,844 9
Darlington 004D -1.023 29636/32,844 10
Darlington 003C -1.135 30504/32,844 10
Darlington 002F -1.189 30836/32,844 10

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.