Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Lydney East, Forest of Dean

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Lydney East, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Lydney East, 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 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 Lydney East 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 Lydney East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Lydney East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Lydney East. 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 009C 31.078 7508/32,844 3
Forest of Dean 009E 30.953 7578/32,844 3
Forest of Dean 009A 13.478 20516/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 009D 8.75 26118/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Lydney East

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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 Lydney East. 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 009C 0.229 5034/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 009E 0.21 6078/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 009A 0.087 18438/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 009D 0.068 21956/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Lydney East

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Lydney East 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 009E 0.175 4654/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 009C 0.152 6394/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 009A 0.091 14046/32,844 5
Forest of Dean 009D 0.058 22170/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Lydney East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Lydney East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7962/32,844) in Lydney East is less than the adult average rank (10658/32,844). 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 009C 57.07 2089/32,844 1
Forest of Dean 009E 34.567 6917/32,844 3
Forest of Dean 009D 21.468 12874/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 009A 18.725 14613/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Lydney East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Lydney East. 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 009E 0.502 9052/32,844 3
Forest of Dean 009C 0.346 11029/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 009A -0.197 19085/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 009D -0.687 25780/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Lydney East

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 Lydney East. 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 009E 0.371 10858/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 009C -0.341 21607/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 009A -0.585 24912/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 009D -0.993 29032/32,844 9

There were 56 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Lydney East in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Lydney East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Lydney East. 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 009A 19.503 17270/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 009D 14.521 23639/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 009C 10.916 27718/32,844 9
Forest of Dean 009E 8.942 29555/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Lydney East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Lydney East. 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 009E 0.306 11797/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 009C 0.016 16204/32,844 5
Forest of Dean 009A -0.934 28503/32,844 9
Forest of Dean 009D -1.547 31687/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Lydney East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Lydney East. 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 009E -0.071 16484/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 009D -0.362 21394/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 009C -0.466 23026/32,844 8
Forest of Dean 009A -0.625 25235/32,844 8

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.