Deprivation Statistics for Harston & Comberton, South Cambridgeshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Harston & Comberton, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Harston & Comberton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Harston & Comberton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Cambridgeshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Cambridgeshire 009B 14.063 19894/32,844 7
South Cambridgeshire 010E 12.593 21501/32,844 7
South Cambridgeshire 014C 10.89 23459/32,844 8
South Cambridgeshire 009A 10.144 24319/32,844 8
South Cambridgeshire 010B 5.04 30467/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014D 3.545 31875/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014B 1.559 32777/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Harston & Comberton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Harston & Comberton. 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
South Cambridgeshire 014C 0.082 19246/32,844 6
South Cambridgeshire 009B 0.048 26690/32,844 9
South Cambridgeshire 010E 0.044 27681/32,844 9
South Cambridgeshire 009A 0.037 29247/32,844 9
South Cambridgeshire 010B 0.035 29711/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014D 0.035 29873/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014B 0.028 31167/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Harston & Comberton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Harston & Comberton 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
South Cambridgeshire 014C 0.061 21235/32,844 7
South Cambridgeshire 010E 0.049 25124/32,844 8
South Cambridgeshire 009A 0.043 26862/32,844 9
South Cambridgeshire 010B 0.038 28552/32,844 9
South Cambridgeshire 009B 0.034 29666/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014D 0.03 30641/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014B 0.027 31327/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Harston & Comberton

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Harston & Comberton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (29588/32,844) in Harston & Comberton is less than the adult average rank (30168/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Cambridgeshire 014C 3.304 29374/32,844 9
South Cambridgeshire 009A 2.859 29910/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014B 2.308 30517/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 010E 2.154 30719/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 009B 1.673 31248/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 010B 1.494 31460/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014D 1.359 31628/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Harston & Comberton

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Harston & Comberton. 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
South Cambridgeshire 014C -0.706 25979/32,844 8
South Cambridgeshire 010E -1.165 30069/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 009B -1.272 30714/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 009A -1.484 31646/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014D -1.587 31947/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 014B -1.643 32090/32,844 10
South Cambridgeshire 010B -1.828 32425/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Harston & Comberton

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 Harston & Comberton. 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
South Cambridgeshire 009B 0.447 9806/32,844 3
South Cambridgeshire 009A -0.134 18648/32,844 6
South Cambridgeshire 014D -0.185 19408/32,844 6
South Cambridgeshire 010E -0.508 23910/32,844 8
South Cambridgeshire 010B -0.685 26054/32,844 8
South Cambridgeshire 014C -0.851 27800/32,844 9
South Cambridgeshire 014B -1.08 29676/32,844 10

There were 4 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Harston & Comberton in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Harston & Comberton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Harston & Comberton. 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
South Cambridgeshire 010E 45.06 1046/32,844 1
South Cambridgeshire 009B 37.841 2888/32,844 1
South Cambridgeshire 014C 33.681 4730/32,844 2
South Cambridgeshire 009A 32.819 5185/32,844 2
South Cambridgeshire 010B 12.574 25916/32,844 8
South Cambridgeshire 014D 11.253 27355/32,844 9
South Cambridgeshire 014B 8.58 29886/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Harston & Comberton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Harston & Comberton. 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
South Cambridgeshire 009B 1.043 3546/32,844 2
South Cambridgeshire 010B 0.789 5805/32,844 2
South Cambridgeshire 010E 0.778 5905/32,844 2
South Cambridgeshire 009A 0.759 6128/32,844 2
South Cambridgeshire 014D -0.192 19509/32,844 6
South Cambridgeshire 014C -0.318 21419/32,844 7
South Cambridgeshire 014B -0.423 22863/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Harston & Comberton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Harston & Comberton. 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
South Cambridgeshire 009B 0.576 7647/32,844 3
South Cambridgeshire 009A 0.251 11407/32,844 4
South Cambridgeshire 014D 0.026 14861/32,844 5
South Cambridgeshire 010B -0.293 20233/32,844 7
South Cambridgeshire 010E -0.4 22023/32,844 7
South Cambridgeshire 014C -0.533 23941/32,844 8
South Cambridgeshire 014B -0.974 29203/32,844 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.