Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Hesters Way, Cheltenham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Hesters Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Hesters Way, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Cheltenham. 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 4 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 Hesters Way 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 Hesters Way. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Hesters Way

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 Hesters Way. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cheltenham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cheltenham 003A 40.97 3984/32,844 2
Cheltenham 005A 37.81 4937/32,844 2
Cheltenham 005B 30.625 7726/32,844 3
Cheltenham 010D 8.65 26238/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Hesters Way

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Hesters Way. 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
Cheltenham 003A 0.268 3281/32,844 1
Cheltenham 005A 0.245 4275/32,844 2
Cheltenham 005B 0.215 5790/32,844 2
Cheltenham 010D 0.066 22457/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Hesters Way

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Hesters Way 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
Cheltenham 005A 0.212 2601/32,844 1
Cheltenham 003A 0.179 4323/32,844 2
Cheltenham 005B 0.141 7362/32,844 3
Cheltenham 010D 0.044 26603/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Hesters Way

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Hesters Way population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6761/32,844) in Hesters Way is less than the adult average rank (9978/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cheltenham 003A 58.662 1886/32,844 1
Cheltenham 005A 44.637 4251/32,844 2
Cheltenham 005B 43.697 4481/32,844 2
Cheltenham 010D 9.484 22376/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Hesters Way

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 Hesters Way. 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
Cheltenham 003A 1.032 3989/32,844 2
Cheltenham 005A 0.768 6193/32,844 2
Cheltenham 005B 0.53 8740/32,844 3
Cheltenham 010D -0.49 23290/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Hesters Way

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 Hesters Way. 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
Cheltenham 003A 0.647 7110/32,844 3
Cheltenham 005A 0.516 8853/32,844 3
Cheltenham 005B 0.48 9353/32,844 3
Cheltenham 010D -1.435 31567/32,844 10

There were 309 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Hesters Way in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Hesters Way

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Hesters Way. 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
Cheltenham 010D 28.867 7757/32,844 3
Cheltenham 005B 18.581 18387/32,844 6
Cheltenham 003A 17.537 19740/32,844 7
Cheltenham 005A 15.546 22296/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Hesters Way

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Hesters Way. 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
Cheltenham 003A 0.007 16340/32,844 5
Cheltenham 005B -0.056 17346/32,844 6
Cheltenham 005A -0.073 17619/32,844 6
Cheltenham 010D -0.345 21785/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Hesters Way

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Hesters Way. 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
Cheltenham 003A -1.143 30551/32,844 10
Cheltenham 005A -1.242 31134/32,844 10
Cheltenham 005B -1.299 31412/32,844 10
Cheltenham 010D -1.796 32702/32,844 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.