Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Headlands, Northampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Headlands, Northampton, Northamptonshire

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Headlands, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Northampton. 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 5 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 Headlands 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 Headlands. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Headlands

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 Headlands. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Northampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Northampton 012C 35.078 5858/32,844 2
Northampton 012D 31.181 7462/32,844 3
Northampton 010B 27.75 9173/32,844 3
Northampton 010A 21.207 13399/32,844 5
Northampton 012B 15.476 18468/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Headlands

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Headlands. 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
Northampton 012C 0.229 5047/32,844 2
Northampton 012D 0.18 8034/32,844 3
Northampton 010B 0.173 8595/32,844 3
Northampton 010A 0.128 12794/32,844 4
Northampton 012B 0.086 18493/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Headlands

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Headlands 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
Northampton 010B 0.139 7585/32,844 3
Northampton 012C 0.133 8153/32,844 3
Northampton 012D 0.129 8645/32,844 3
Northampton 010A 0.092 13995/32,844 5
Northampton 012B 0.065 20012/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Headlands

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 Headlands population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10311/32,844) in Headlands is less than the adult average rank (11362/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Northampton 012C 49.345 3366/32,844 2
Northampton 012D 37.793 5966/32,844 2
Northampton 010A 25.936 10350/32,844 4
Northampton 010B 19.523 14074/32,844 5
Northampton 012B 11.343 20569/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Headlands

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 Headlands. 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
Northampton 010B 0.956 4568/32,844 2
Northampton 012C 0.76 6283/32,844 2
Northampton 012D 0.673 7142/32,844 3
Northampton 010A 0.188 13227/32,844 5
Northampton 012B -0.007 16125/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Headlands

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Headlands. 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
Northampton 010A 0.698 6532/32,844 2
Northampton 012D 0.687 6651/32,844 3
Northampton 012B 0.683 6697/32,844 3
Northampton 012C 0.472 9447/32,844 3
Northampton 010B 0.292 12050/32,844 4

There were 300 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Headlands in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Headlands

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Headlands. 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
Northampton 012C 21.534 14864/32,844 5
Northampton 010B 21.022 15480/32,844 5
Northampton 012D 18.055 19059/32,844 6
Northampton 010A 15.589 22235/32,844 7
Northampton 012B 11.385 27238/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Headlands

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Headlands. 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
Northampton 012D 0.775 5952/32,844 2
Northampton 012B 0.515 8984/32,844 3
Northampton 012C 0.485 9407/32,844 3
Northampton 010A 0.12 14594/32,844 5
Northampton 010B 0.006 16371/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Headlands

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Headlands. 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
Northampton 012C 0.636 7083/32,844 3
Northampton 012B 0.555 7837/32,844 3
Northampton 010A 0.311 10603/32,844 4
Northampton 010B 0.301 10733/32,844 4
Northampton 012D 0.263 11234/32,844 4

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.