Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Leckhampton, Cheltenham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Leckhampton, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Cheltenham. 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 3 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 Leckhampton 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 Leckhampton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Leckhampton

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Leckhampton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cheltenham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cheltenham 015B 6.734 28624/32,844 9
Cheltenham 015C 3.677 31772/32,844 10
Cheltenham 015A 2.352 32554/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Leckhampton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Leckhampton. 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
Cheltenham 015B 0.052 25605/32,844 8
Cheltenham 015C 0.045 27346/32,844 9
Cheltenham 015A 0.015 32616/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Leckhampton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Leckhampton 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
Cheltenham 015B 0.066 19982/32,844 7
Cheltenham 015C 0.024 31744/32,844 10
Cheltenham 015A 0.023 31951/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Leckhampton

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Leckhampton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (31412/32,844) in Leckhampton is more than the adult average rank (30697/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cheltenham 015C 1.908 30997/32,844 10
Cheltenham 015B 1.707 31206/32,844 10
Cheltenham 015A 0.298 32688/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Leckhampton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Leckhampton. 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
Cheltenham 015B -0.346 21404/32,844 7
Cheltenham 015C -0.9 27978/32,844 9
Cheltenham 015A -1.373 31231/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Leckhampton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Leckhampton. 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
Cheltenham 015A -0.532 24217/32,844 8
Cheltenham 015B -0.834 27628/32,844 9
Cheltenham 015C -0.959 28760/32,844 9

There were 26 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Leckhampton in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Leckhampton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Leckhampton. 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
Cheltenham 015A 18.697 18237/32,844 6
Cheltenham 015C 12.934 25489/32,844 8
Cheltenham 015B 12.89 25533/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Leckhampton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Leckhampton. 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
Cheltenham 015C 0.253 12535/32,844 4
Cheltenham 015B -0.098 17996/32,844 6
Cheltenham 015A -0.724 26568/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Leckhampton

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Leckhampton. 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
Cheltenham 015A -1.572 32371/32,844 10
Cheltenham 015C -1.6 32441/32,844 10
Cheltenham 015B -1.886 32770/32,844 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.