Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Longhoughton, Northumberland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Longhoughton, Northumberland, Northumberland

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Longhoughton, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Northumberland. 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 4 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 Longhoughton 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 Longhoughton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Longhoughton

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 Longhoughton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Northumberland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Northumberland 007A 18.286 15887/32,844 5
Northumberland 003E 17.199 16817/32,844 6
Northumberland 004C 14.775 19150/32,844 6
Northumberland 004D 5.945 29527/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Longhoughton

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 Longhoughton. 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
Northumberland 003E 0.074 20641/32,844 7
Northumberland 007A 0.068 21929/32,844 7
Northumberland 004C 0.066 22419/32,844 7
Northumberland 004D 0.039 28865/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Longhoughton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Longhoughton 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
Northumberland 003E 0.059 21830/32,844 7
Northumberland 007A 0.056 22618/32,844 7
Northumberland 004C 0.05 24575/32,844 8
Northumberland 004D 0.043 26896/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Longhoughton

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 Longhoughton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17864/32,844) in Longhoughton is less than the adult average rank (23994/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Northumberland 003E 16.44 16237/32,844 5
Northumberland 004C 13.333 18739/32,844 6
Northumberland 004D 9.002 22850/32,844 7
Northumberland 007A 5 27295/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Longhoughton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Longhoughton. 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
Northumberland 004D -0.422 22409/32,844 7
Northumberland 007A -0.518 23668/32,844 8
Northumberland 003E -0.585 24521/32,844 8
Northumberland 004C -0.666 25541/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Longhoughton

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 Longhoughton. 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
Northumberland 003E -0.766 26957/32,844 9
Northumberland 004C -1.011 29176/32,844 9
Northumberland 007A -1.339 31174/32,844 10
Northumberland 004D -1.353 31234/32,844 10

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Longhoughton

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Longhoughton. 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
Northumberland 007A 49.861 339/32,844 1
Northumberland 004C 39.314 2399/32,844 1
Northumberland 003E 38.127 2794/32,844 1
Northumberland 004D 11.454 27169/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Longhoughton

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Longhoughton. 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
Northumberland 007A 1.349 1667/32,844 1
Northumberland 003E 1.298 1907/32,844 1
Northumberland 004C 1.095 3142/32,844 1
Northumberland 004D 0.487 9389/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Longhoughton

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Longhoughton. 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
Northumberland 007A -1.272 31294/32,844 10
Northumberland 004C -1.568 32362/32,844 10
Northumberland 004D -1.682 32571/32,844 10
Northumberland 003E -1.702 32596/32,844 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.