Deprivation Statistics for Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Hatfield South West, 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 10 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 South West 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 South West. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Hatfield South West

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 South West. 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 013E 23.412 11751/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 012B 23.061 12010/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 014A 22.33 12515/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 012C 18.542 15640/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 18.522 15671/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 013B 16.274 17680/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 13.537 20450/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 013A 13.242 20795/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 013C 13.215 20828/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 010D 9.441 25209/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Hatfield South West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Hatfield South West. 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 014A 0.128 12766/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 012B 0.108 15163/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 012C 0.108 15260/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 0.105 15652/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 013E 0.095 17168/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 013B 0.084 18962/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 013A 0.079 19678/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 0.077 20137/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 013C 0.069 21672/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 010D 0.02 32222/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Hatfield South West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Hatfield South West 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 014A 0.093 13691/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 012C 0.068 19378/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 0.061 21250/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 012B 0.057 22444/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 013C 0.057 22506/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 013E 0.053 23711/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 0.053 23816/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 013B 0.047 25742/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 013A 0.042 27420/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 010D 0.016 32520/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Hatfield South West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Hatfield South West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12584/32,844) in Hatfield South West is less than the adult average rank (15073/32,844). 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 013B 29.135 8922/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013A 27.239 9719/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 014A 27.235 9720/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013E 23.959 11379/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 012C 22.465 12261/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 012B 18.389 14844/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 16.43 16244/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 013C 12.158 19800/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 010D 5.751 26441/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Hatfield South West

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 South West. 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 013E 0.412 10162/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 014A 0.282 11871/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 013D -0.181 18856/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 013B -0.223 19474/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 013C -0.264 20103/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 012C -0.274 20269/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 012B -0.419 22371/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 012D -0.554 24112/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 013A -0.622 24988/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 010D -0.89 27882/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Hatfield South West

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 South West. 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 013E 1.742 491/32,844 1
Welwyn Hatfield 012B 0.838 5032/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 012C 0.794 5485/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 014A 0.468 9498/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013B 0.369 10887/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 013C 0.198 13527/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 0.185 13763/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 012D -0.13 18597/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 013A -0.162 19070/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 010D -0.894 28180/32,844 9

There were 342 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Hatfield South West in February 2024
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Barriers to Housing and Services in Hatfield South West

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Hatfield South West. 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 012B 49.603 379/32,844 1
Welwyn Hatfield 010D 45.305 1001/32,844 1
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 34.808 4169/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 33.977 4584/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 013C 31.652 5874/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 014A 29.947 7005/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013A 29.293 7442/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013B 28.017 8419/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 012C 27.482 8848/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013E 25.739 10418/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in Hatfield South West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Hatfield South West. 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 013B -0.03 16931/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 012B -0.117 18305/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 010D -0.292 21015/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 013E -0.392 22451/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 012D -0.475 23569/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 013A -0.582 24933/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 012C -0.689 26215/32,844 8
Welwyn Hatfield 013D -0.95 28649/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 014A -1.047 29382/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 013C -1.082 29619/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Hatfield South West

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Hatfield South West. 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 013E 0.918 4707/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 012B 0.796 5681/32,844 2
Welwyn Hatfield 012C 0.597 7460/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013B 0.436 9079/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013A 0.389 9663/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 013C 0.375 9807/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 010D 0.227 11754/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 013D 0.224 11791/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 012D 0.201 12118/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 014A 0.146 12938/32,844 4

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.


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