Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Hollybush, Welwyn Hatfield

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

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Hollybush, 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 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 Hollybush 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 Hollybush. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

How grim is your Postcode?

Overall Deprivation in Hollybush

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Hollybush. 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 009A 18.74 15456/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 009C 15.811 18126/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 009B 14.749 19175/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 009D 13.215 20827/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Hollybush

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Hollybush. 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 009A 0.135 11982/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 009C 0.125 13100/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 009B 0.095 17120/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 009D 0.087 18359/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Hollybush

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Hollybush 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 009A 0.086 15015/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 009C 0.075 17505/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 009B 0.074 17791/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 009D 0.068 19442/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Hollybush

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Hollybush population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11081/32,844) in Hollybush is less than the adult average rank (16473/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Welwyn Hatfield 009D 23.076 11855/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 009B 22.264 12368/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 009A 20.464 13498/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 009C 15.978 16602/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Hollybush

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 Hollybush. 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 009A -0.087 17367/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 009B -0.361 21604/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 009C -0.41 22249/32,844 7
Welwyn Hatfield 009D -0.508 23529/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Hollybush

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 Hollybush. 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 009A 0.678 6759/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 009B 0.329 11504/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 009D 0.192 13639/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 009C -0.059 17539/32,844 6

There were 252 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Hollybush in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Hollybush

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Hollybush. 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 009C 28.335 8162/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 009D 18.708 18223/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 009A 18.047 19066/32,844 6
Welwyn Hatfield 009B 17.475 19822/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Hollybush

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Hollybush. 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 009C -0.767 27026/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 009B -0.896 28167/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 009A -0.959 28726/32,844 9
Welwyn Hatfield 009D -1.162 30073/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Hollybush

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Hollybush. 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 009B 0.412 9350/32,844 3
Welwyn Hatfield 009A 0.181 12413/32,844 4
Welwyn Hatfield 009D -0.004 15359/32,844 5
Welwyn Hatfield 009C -0.1 16980/32,844 6

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.