Deprivation Statistics Comparison for King’s Ash, Torbay

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in King's Ash, Torbay, Devon

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in King's Ash, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Torbay. 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 8 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 King's Ash 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 King's Ash. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in King's Ash

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 King's Ash. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Torbay.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Torbay 013G 58.406 1075/32,844 1
Torbay 013E 33.612 6414/32,844 2
Torbay 013C 33.238 6574/32,844 3
Torbay 013A 33.066 6640/32,844 3
Torbay 013D 28.451 8794/32,844 3
Torbay 012A 17.005 16987/32,844 6
Torbay 013B 16.384 17574/32,844 6
Torbay 012B 12.48 21635/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in King's Ash

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 King's Ash. 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
Torbay 013G 0.36 868/32,844 1
Torbay 013C 0.237 4667/32,844 2
Torbay 013E 0.207 6227/32,844 2
Torbay 013A 0.175 8418/32,844 3
Torbay 013D 0.144 11026/32,844 4
Torbay 013B 0.137 11813/32,844 4
Torbay 012A 0.118 13867/32,844 5
Torbay 012B 0.068 21899/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in King's Ash

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in King's Ash 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
Torbay 013G 0.294 521/32,844 1
Torbay 013E 0.184 4070/32,844 2
Torbay 013C 0.182 4163/32,844 2
Torbay 013A 0.181 4224/32,844 2
Torbay 013D 0.134 8066/32,844 3
Torbay 012B 0.081 15994/32,844 5
Torbay 013B 0.079 16481/32,844 6
Torbay 012A 0.078 16763/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in King's Ash

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the King's Ash population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7745/32,844) in King's Ash is less than the adult average rank (9429/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Torbay 013G 67.785 941/32,844 1
Torbay 013D 43.75 4468/32,844 2
Torbay 013E 42.907 4654/32,844 2
Torbay 013C 41.496 4997/32,844 2
Torbay 013A 27.706 9517/32,844 3
Torbay 012A 25.02 10816/32,844 4
Torbay 013B 22.885 11979/32,844 4
Torbay 012B 12.865 19150/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in King's Ash

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 King's Ash. 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
Torbay 013G 1.426 1757/32,844 1
Torbay 013E 0.705 6825/32,844 3
Torbay 013D 0.636 7541/32,844 3
Torbay 013A 0.623 7687/32,844 3
Torbay 013C 0.408 10220/32,844 4
Torbay 012A 0.189 13208/32,844 5
Torbay 012B 0.068 14966/32,844 5
Torbay 013B -0.117 17840/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in King's Ash

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in King's Ash. 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
Torbay 013D 0.533 8638/32,844 3
Torbay 013G 0.471 9465/32,844 3
Torbay 013C 0.324 11581/32,844 4
Torbay 013E 0.113 14922/32,844 5
Torbay 013A -0.046 17372/32,844 6
Torbay 013B -0.207 19721/32,844 7
Torbay 012B -0.608 25167/32,844 8
Torbay 012A -0.612 25210/32,844 8

There were 2 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers King's Ash in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in King's Ash

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in King's Ash. 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
Torbay 013A 39.796 2260/32,844 1
Torbay 013E 24.674 11459/32,844 4
Torbay 012B 21.708 14652/32,844 5
Torbay 013B 21.328 15100/32,844 5
Torbay 013G 18.527 18453/32,844 6
Torbay 013C 18.476 18522/32,844 6
Torbay 012A 17.949 19198/32,844 6
Torbay 013D 15.5 22359/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in King's Ash

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in King's Ash. 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
Torbay 013D 0.529 8798/32,844 3
Torbay 012A 0.343 11300/32,844 4
Torbay 013A 0.282 12106/32,844 4
Torbay 013G 0.066 15424/32,844 5
Torbay 013C -0.135 18574/32,844 6
Torbay 013E -0.303 21200/32,844 7
Torbay 012B -0.48 23654/32,844 8
Torbay 013B -1.216 30372/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in King's Ash

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in King's Ash. 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
Torbay 013D -0.392 21911/32,844 7
Torbay 012B -0.415 22267/32,844 7
Torbay 013G -0.428 22455/32,844 7
Torbay 013C -0.581 24622/32,844 8
Torbay 012A -0.655 25600/32,844 8
Torbay 013E -0.685 25982/32,844 8
Torbay 013B -0.821 27653/32,844 9
Torbay 013A -1.08 30103/32,844 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.