Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Hotham, Arun

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Hotham, Arun, West Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Hotham

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 Hotham. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Arun.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Arun 017B 33.914 6306/32,844 2
Arun 016B 29.433 8284/32,844 3
Arun 014B 25.298 10582/32,844 4
Arun 014C 24.19 11261/32,844 4
Arun 017A 21.332 13285/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Hotham

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 Hotham. 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
Arun 017B 0.144 11037/32,844 4
Arun 014B 0.143 11128/32,844 4
Arun 014C 0.142 11229/32,844 4
Arun 016B 0.142 11302/32,844 4
Arun 017A 0.085 18749/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Hotham

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Hotham 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
Arun 017B 0.131 8415/32,844 3
Arun 016B 0.116 10234/32,844 4
Arun 014B 0.114 10459/32,844 4
Arun 014C 0.099 12766/32,844 4
Arun 017A 0.035 29388/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Hotham

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Hotham population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6831/32,844) in Hotham is less than the adult average rank (9606/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Arun 017B 54.497 2486/32,844 1
Arun 016B 32.801 7510/32,844 3
Arun 017A 29.846 8647/32,844 3
Arun 014C 29.093 8936/32,844 3
Arun 014B 24.024 11329/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Hotham

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 Hotham. 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
Arun 016B 0.826 5669/32,844 2
Arun 017B 0.68 7070/32,844 3
Arun 017A 0.674 7132/32,844 3
Arun 014B 0.415 10135/32,844 4
Arun 014C 0.328 11235/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Hotham

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Hotham. 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
Arun 017B 0.967 3788/32,844 2
Arun 017A 0.853 4860/32,844 2
Arun 016B 0.784 5597/32,844 2
Arun 014B 0.231 13023/32,844 4
Arun 014C -0.305 21124/32,844 7

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Hotham

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Hotham. 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
Arun 014B 38.133 2790/32,844 1
Arun 017A 37.288 3105/32,844 1
Arun 014C 32.022 5644/32,844 2
Arun 017B 29.52 7291/32,844 3
Arun 016B 27.803 8611/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Hotham

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Hotham. 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
Arun 014C 0.603 7903/32,844 3
Arun 016B 0.549 8555/32,844 3
Arun 017B 0.477 9515/32,844 3
Arun 017A -0.353 21892/32,844 7
Arun 014B -0.614 25344/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Hotham

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Hotham. 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
Arun 014C -0.175 18228/32,844 6
Arun 016B -0.313 20577/32,844 7
Arun 017B -0.315 20598/32,844 7
Arun 017A -0.469 23054/32,844 8
Arun 014B -0.579 24596/32,844 8

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.