Deprivation Statistics for Longhope & Huntley, Forest of Dean

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Longhope & Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Longhope & Huntley

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Longhope & Huntley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Forest of Dean.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Forest of Dean 001E 16.017 17928/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 001B 15.665 18274/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 005B 13.003 21053/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Longhope & Huntley

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Longhope & Huntley. 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
Forest of Dean 001B 0.065 22658/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 005B 0.051 25919/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 001E 0.046 27147/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Longhope & Huntley

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Longhope & Huntley 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
Forest of Dean 001B 0.066 19848/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 005B 0.054 23574/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 001E 0.046 25859/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Longhope & Huntley

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Longhope & Huntley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (22947/32,844) in Longhope & Huntley is less than the adult average rank (23974/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Forest of Dean 001B 10.31 21541/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 005B 6.589 25498/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 001E 6.294 25848/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Longhope & Huntley

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 Longhope & Huntley. 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
Forest of Dean 001B -0.619 24948/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 001E -0.868 27677/32,844 9
Forest of Dean 005B -0.935 28271/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Longhope & Huntley

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Longhope & Huntley. 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
Forest of Dean 001B -0.853 27818/32,844 9
Forest of Dean 001E -1.28 30888/32,844 10
Forest of Dean 005B -1.51 31811/32,844 10

There were 14 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Longhope & Huntley in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Longhope & Huntley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Longhope & Huntley. 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
Forest of Dean 001E 44.883 1083/32,844 1
Forest of Dean 001B 32.684 5277/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 005B 30.626 6511/32,844 2

Inside Environment Deprivation in Longhope & Huntley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Longhope & Huntley. 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
Forest of Dean 005B 1.488 1136/32,844 1
Forest of Dean 001E 1.471 1183/32,844 1
Forest of Dean 001B 0.925 4466/32,844 2

Outside Environment Deprivation in Longhope & Huntley

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Longhope & Huntley. 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
Forest of Dean 001B 1.05 3794/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 001E -0.163 18026/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 005B -0.729 26555/32,844 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.