Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Link, Malvern Hills

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Link, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Link

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Link. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Malvern Hills.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Malvern Hills 004A 31.195 7456/32,844 3
Malvern Hills 004C 17.019 16970/32,844 6
Malvern Hills 006E 16.055 17889/32,844 6
Malvern Hills 004B 11.444 22808/32,844 7
Malvern Hills 004D 9.524 25088/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Link

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 Link. 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
Malvern Hills 004A 0.196 6884/32,844 3
Malvern Hills 006E 0.125 13114/32,844 4
Malvern Hills 004C 0.123 13381/32,844 5
Malvern Hills 004B 0.08 19627/32,844 6
Malvern Hills 004D 0.079 19741/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Link

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Link 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
Malvern Hills 004A 0.166 5292/32,844 2
Malvern Hills 006E 0.113 10610/32,844 4
Malvern Hills 004C 0.109 11119/32,844 4
Malvern Hills 004B 0.086 15070/32,844 5
Malvern Hills 004D 0.074 17699/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Link

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Link population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16582/32,844) in Link is less than the adult average rank (21172/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Malvern Hills 004A 44.453 4297/32,844 2
Malvern Hills 004C 12.969 19075/32,844 6
Malvern Hills 006E 11.399 20522/32,844 7
Malvern Hills 004B 7.919 24038/32,844 8
Malvern Hills 004D 4.655 27722/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Link

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 Link. 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
Malvern Hills 004A 0.371 10705/32,844 4
Malvern Hills 004C -0.034 16530/32,844 6
Malvern Hills 006E -0.479 23117/32,844 8
Malvern Hills 004B -0.709 26015/32,844 8
Malvern Hills 004D -0.871 27725/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Link

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Link. 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
Malvern Hills 004A 0.008 16538/32,844 6
Malvern Hills 004B -0.159 19028/32,844 6
Malvern Hills 004C -0.336 21545/32,844 7
Malvern Hills 004D -0.547 24419/32,844 8
Malvern Hills 006E -0.565 24656/32,844 8

There were 31 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Link in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Link

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Link. 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
Malvern Hills 004A 28.858 7762/32,844 3
Malvern Hills 004D 14.74 23358/32,844 8
Malvern Hills 006E 14.354 23817/32,844 8
Malvern Hills 004C 10.896 27741/32,844 9
Malvern Hills 004B 9.052 29460/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Link

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Link. 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
Malvern Hills 004C 0.674 7044/32,844 3
Malvern Hills 006E 0.631 7576/32,844 3
Malvern Hills 004B 0.566 8370/32,844 3
Malvern Hills 004D 0.32 11610/32,844 4
Malvern Hills 004A -0.401 22565/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Link

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Link. 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
Malvern Hills 004D -0.519 23751/32,844 8
Malvern Hills 004B -0.686 25986/32,844 8
Malvern Hills 006E -0.931 28828/32,844 9
Malvern Hills 004C -1.024 29644/32,844 10
Malvern Hills 004A -1.033 29722/32,844 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.