Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Hatfield East, Welwyn Hatfield

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Hatfield East, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Hatfield East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Hatfield East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Welwyn Hatfield.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Welwyn Hatfield 011A 25.001 10771/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 011B 24.916 10810/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 010B 23.811 11495/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 18.522 15671/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 011D 16.57 17409/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 13.537 20450/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 011C 5.677 29833/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Hatfield East

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 Hatfield East. 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
Welwyn Hatfield 011A 0.146 10857/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 010B 0.143 11198/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 011B 0.135 11972/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 011D 0.115 14324/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 0.105 15652/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 0.077 20137/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 011C 0.027 31334/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Hatfield East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Hatfield East 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
Welwyn Hatfield 011B 0.094 13606/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 010B 0.091 14107/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 011A 0.091 14128/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 011D 0.079 16614/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 0.061 21250/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 0.053 23816/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 011C 0.029 30918/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Hatfield East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Hatfield East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14182/32,844) in Hatfield East is less than the adult average rank (17895/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 32.084 7786/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 010B 25.63 10500/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 011A 22.49 12241/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 16.43 16244/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 011D 15.702 16827/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 011B 14.089 18088/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 011C 1.98 30908/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Hatfield East

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 Hatfield East. 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
Welwyn Hatfield 011A 0.568 8305/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 010B 0.402 10304/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 011B -0.15 18387/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 013D -0.181 18856/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 011D -0.315 20895/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 012D -0.554 24112/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 011C -0.858 27561/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Hatfield East

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 Hatfield East. 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
Welwyn Hatfield 011A 0.898 4404/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 011D 0.505 9015/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 011B 0.298 11955/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 010B 0.298 11956/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 0.185 13763/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 012D -0.13 18597/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 011C -0.543 24362/32,844 8

There were 342 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Hatfield East in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Hatfield East

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Hatfield East. 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
Welwyn Hatfield 011B 46.451 813/32,844 1
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 34.808 4169/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 33.977 4584/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 011A 28.923 7722/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 011C 28.809 7803/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 010B 27.278 9012/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 011D 23.227 12957/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in Hatfield East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Hatfield East. 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
Welwyn Hatfield 011B 0.357 11107/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 011C -0.429 22963/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 012D -0.475 23569/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 011D -0.894 28143/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 013D -0.95 28649/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 010B -0.962 28764/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 011A -1.582 31789/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Hatfield East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Hatfield East. 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
Welwyn Hatfield 010B 1.731 939/32,844 1
Welwyn Hatfield 011B 0.764 5928/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 011A 0.64 7042/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 011D 0.431 9119/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 0.224 11791/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 0.201 12118/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 011C 0.029 14823/32,844 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.