Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Lincoln, Breckland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Lincoln, Breckland, Norfolk

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

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Overall Deprivation in Lincoln

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Lincoln. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Breckland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Breckland 004C 27.969 9048/32,844 3
Breckland 001F 17.821 16294/32,844 5
Breckland 004B 14.865 19050/32,844 6
Breckland 002D 14.497 19454/32,844 6
Breckland 001C 10.925 23428/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Lincoln

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Lincoln. 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
Breckland 004C 0.12 13629/32,844 5
Breckland 004B 0.078 19946/32,844 7
Breckland 002D 0.066 22294/32,844 7
Breckland 001F 0.065 22487/32,844 7
Breckland 001C 0.05 26236/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Lincoln

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Lincoln 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
Breckland 004C 0.094 13559/32,844 5
Breckland 004B 0.067 19633/32,844 6
Breckland 002D 0.062 20967/32,844 7
Breckland 001F 0.06 21645/32,844 7
Breckland 001C 0.056 22916/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Lincoln

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Lincoln population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15047/32,844) in Lincoln is less than the adult average rank (16454/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Breckland 004C 26.014 10317/32,844 4
Breckland 001F 24.418 11125/32,844 4
Breckland 004B 15.855 16698/32,844 6
Breckland 002D 13.961 18194/32,844 6
Breckland 001C 9.574 22294/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Lincoln

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 Lincoln. 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
Breckland 004C 0.119 14213/32,844 5
Breckland 001C -0.059 16935/32,844 6
Breckland 001F -0.441 22653/32,844 7
Breckland 004B -0.463 22925/32,844 7
Breckland 002D -0.629 25078/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Lincoln

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 Lincoln. 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
Breckland 004B -0.622 25329/32,844 8
Breckland 001C -0.639 25518/32,844 8
Breckland 004C -0.641 25551/32,844 8
Breckland 002D -1.237 30665/32,844 10
Breckland 001F -1.584 32016/32,844 10

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Lincoln in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Lincoln

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Lincoln. 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
Breckland 004C 50.831 229/32,844 1
Breckland 002D 42.113 1633/32,844 1
Breckland 001F 36.01 3635/32,844 2
Breckland 004B 33.756 4704/32,844 2
Breckland 001C 24.919 11206/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in Lincoln

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Lincoln. 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
Breckland 001F 1.347 1676/32,844 1
Breckland 004C 1.142 2818/32,844 1
Breckland 001C 0.681 6976/32,844 3
Breckland 004B 0.637 7497/32,844 3
Breckland 002D 0.488 9370/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Lincoln

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Lincoln. 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
Breckland 004C -0.33 20856/32,844 7
Breckland 001F -0.663 25721/32,844 8
Breckland 004B -0.698 26152/32,844 8
Breckland 002D -1.245 31147/32,844 10
Breckland 001C -1.306 31444/32,844 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.