Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Kingswood, South Gloucestershire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Kingswood, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of South Gloucestershire. 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 9 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 Kingswood 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 Kingswood. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Kingswood

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Kingswood. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Gloucestershire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Gloucestershire 027B 33.77 6347/32,844 2
South Gloucestershire 028D 24.305 11180/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 026C 22.559 12351/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 026B 19.819 14513/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 027C 19.627 14694/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 029F 18.259 15909/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 028C 16.871 17113/32,844 6
South Gloucestershire 026A 11.685 22539/32,844 7
South Gloucestershire 028B 10.309 24128/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Kingswood

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 Kingswood. 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
South Gloucestershire 027B 0.211 6034/32,844 2
South Gloucestershire 028D 0.137 11800/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 026B 0.136 11860/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 027C 0.133 12198/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 026C 0.126 13012/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 029F 0.114 14467/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 028C 0.109 15052/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 026A 0.07 21411/32,844 7
South Gloucestershire 028B 0.063 23059/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Kingswood

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Kingswood 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
South Gloucestershire 027B 0.165 5336/32,844 2
South Gloucestershire 026B 0.12 9658/32,844 3
South Gloucestershire 028D 0.111 10853/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 029F 0.102 12236/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 027C 0.09 14273/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 026C 0.09 14275/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 028C 0.084 15357/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 028B 0.07 18753/32,844 6
South Gloucestershire 026A 0.062 21020/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Kingswood

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Kingswood population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8617/32,844) in Kingswood is less than the adult average rank (12340/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Gloucestershire 027B 55.121 2380/32,844 1
South Gloucestershire 027C 34.323 7004/32,844 3
South Gloucestershire 028D 30.159 8493/32,844 3
South Gloucestershire 029F 25.613 10513/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 026A 24.23 11217/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 028C 23.664 11526/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 026B 22.241 12390/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 026C 21.716 12732/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 028B 16.594 16121/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Kingswood

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 Kingswood. 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
South Gloucestershire 026C 0.345 11039/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 027B -0.037 16568/32,844 6
South Gloucestershire 027C -0.118 17861/32,844 6
South Gloucestershire 026B -0.256 19970/32,844 7
South Gloucestershire 028D -0.383 21908/32,844 7
South Gloucestershire 029F -0.561 24192/32,844 8
South Gloucestershire 028C -0.567 24286/32,844 8
South Gloucestershire 028B -0.588 24559/32,844 8
South Gloucestershire 026A -0.75 26459/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Kingswood

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 Kingswood. 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
South Gloucestershire 028D 1.389 1392/32,844 1
South Gloucestershire 026C 1.052 3134/32,844 1
South Gloucestershire 027B 0.776 5679/32,844 2
South Gloucestershire 028C 0.49 9203/32,844 3
South Gloucestershire 027C 0.381 10732/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 026B 0.378 10768/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 029F 0.255 12656/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 026A 0.03 16227/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 028B 0.01 16511/32,844 6

There were 353 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Kingswood in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Kingswood

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Kingswood. 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
South Gloucestershire 029F 26.995 9284/32,844 3
South Gloucestershire 027B 25.968 10202/32,844 4
South Gloucestershire 028D 21.097 15383/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 026C 20.719 15815/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 027C 18.996 17867/32,844 6
South Gloucestershire 028C 18.493 18500/32,844 6
South Gloucestershire 028B 17.229 20139/32,844 7
South Gloucestershire 026A 16.091 21543/32,844 7
South Gloucestershire 026B 15.261 22672/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Kingswood

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Kingswood. 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
South Gloucestershire 026C 0.194 13399/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 028C 0.188 13488/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 026A 0.047 15713/32,844 5
South Gloucestershire 026B -0.045 17165/32,844 6
South Gloucestershire 028D -0.38 22287/32,844 7
South Gloucestershire 027B -0.599 25151/32,844 8
South Gloucestershire 027C -0.667 25951/32,844 8
South Gloucestershire 028B -1.054 29437/32,844 9
South Gloucestershire 029F -1.082 29620/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Kingswood

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Kingswood. 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
South Gloucestershire 027B -0.409 22167/32,844 7
South Gloucestershire 026B -0.444 22684/32,844 7
South Gloucestershire 026A -0.623 25218/32,844 8
South Gloucestershire 027C -0.705 26248/32,844 8
South Gloucestershire 026C -0.709 26298/32,844 9
South Gloucestershire 028B -0.72 26450/32,844 9
South Gloucestershire 028C -0.831 27768/32,844 9
South Gloucestershire 028D -0.846 27939/32,844 9
South Gloucestershire 029F -0.921 28728/32,844 9

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.