Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Kingsbrook, Bedford

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Kingsbrook, Bedford, Bedfordshire

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Kingsbrook, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bedford. 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 6 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 Kingsbrook 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 Kingsbrook. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Kingsbrook

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 Kingsbrook. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bedford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bedford 014F 38.687 4670/32,844 2
Bedford 014B 38.625 4687/32,844 2
Bedford 014A 28.373 8837/32,844 3
Bedford 014E 25.222 10631/32,844 4
Bedford 014D 21.992 12781/32,844 4
Bedford 014C 20.755 13724/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Kingsbrook

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 Kingsbrook. 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
Bedford 014F 0.28 2880/32,844 1
Bedford 014B 0.232 4909/32,844 2
Bedford 014A 0.204 6398/32,844 2
Bedford 014E 0.148 10636/32,844 4
Bedford 014C 0.143 11133/32,844 4
Bedford 014D 0.139 11521/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Kingsbrook

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Kingsbrook 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
Bedford 014F 0.183 4104/32,844 2
Bedford 014B 0.156 6035/32,844 2
Bedford 014A 0.128 8703/32,844 3
Bedford 014D 0.105 11758/32,844 4
Bedford 014E 0.093 13768/32,844 5
Bedford 014C 0.087 14930/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Kingsbrook

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Kingsbrook population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9213/32,844) in Kingsbrook is more than the adult average rank (6233/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bedford 014B 45.902 3974/32,844 2
Bedford 014F 44.806 4210/32,844 2
Bedford 014E 35.896 6468/32,844 2
Bedford 014A 33.658 7222/32,844 3
Bedford 014D 29.661 8713/32,844 3
Bedford 014C 20.76 13299/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Kingsbrook

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Kingsbrook. 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
Bedford 014F 0.497 9136/32,844 3
Bedford 014B 0.398 10353/32,844 4
Bedford 014A 0.365 10781/32,844 4
Bedford 014C 0.172 13432/32,844 5
Bedford 014E 0.118 14243/32,844 5
Bedford 014D -0.04 16619/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Kingsbrook

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 Kingsbrook. 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
Bedford 014B 0.965 3808/32,844 2
Bedford 014F 0.589 7882/32,844 3
Bedford 014E 0.533 8632/32,844 3
Bedford 014A 0.402 10418/32,844 4
Bedford 014D 0.337 11378/32,844 4
Bedford 014C -0.758 26880/32,844 9

There were 218 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Kingsbrook in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Kingsbrook

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Kingsbrook. 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
Bedford 014B 38.675 2592/32,844 1
Bedford 014C 34.285 4435/32,844 2
Bedford 014E 27.814 8593/32,844 3
Bedford 014F 23.756 12384/32,844 4
Bedford 014A 21.216 15243/32,844 5
Bedford 014D 17.648 19592/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Kingsbrook

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Kingsbrook. 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
Bedford 014D 0.379 10825/32,844 4
Bedford 014C 0.132 14397/32,844 5
Bedford 014E -0.083 17764/32,844 6
Bedford 014A -0.229 20065/32,844 7
Bedford 014B -0.372 22162/32,844 7
Bedford 014F -0.451 23238/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Kingsbrook

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Kingsbrook. 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
Bedford 014E 1.021 3987/32,844 2
Bedford 014F 0.799 5656/32,844 2
Bedford 014A 0.685 6630/32,844 3
Bedford 014B 0.651 6924/32,844 3
Bedford 014D 0.259 11296/32,844 4
Bedford 014C -0.199 18627/32,844 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.