Deprivation Statistics Comparison for March East, Fenland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in March East, Fenland, Cambridgeshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in March East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for March East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Fenland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Fenland 007B 44.454 3174/32,844 1
Fenland 007A 25.511 10467/32,844 4
Fenland 007C 19.67 14648/32,844 5
Fenland 007D 17.853 16266/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in March East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in March 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
Fenland 007B 0.256 3752/32,844 2
Fenland 007A 0.134 12123/32,844 4
Fenland 007C 0.12 13658/32,844 5
Fenland 007D 0.103 15963/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in March East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in March 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
Fenland 007B 0.212 2610/32,844 1
Fenland 007A 0.128 8753/32,844 3
Fenland 007C 0.113 10651/32,844 4
Fenland 007D 0.074 17732/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in March East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the March East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6184/32,844) in March East is less than the adult average rank (7228/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Fenland 007B 58.278 1935/32,844 1
Fenland 007A 37.124 6159/32,844 2
Fenland 007D 35.317 6661/32,844 3
Fenland 007C 24.41 11131/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in March East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 March 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
Fenland 007B 1.468 1604/32,844 1
Fenland 007A 0.625 7663/32,844 3
Fenland 007C 0.45 9712/32,844 3
Fenland 007D 0.032 15526/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in March East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in March 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
Fenland 007A 0.471 9454/32,844 3
Fenland 007D -0.112 18321/32,844 6
Fenland 007B -0.188 19466/32,844 6
Fenland 007C -0.61 25191/32,844 8

There were 2 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers March East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in March East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in March 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
Fenland 007B 28.707 7886/32,844 3
Fenland 007D 24.262 11870/32,844 4
Fenland 007C 20.37 16214/32,844 5
Fenland 007A 15.438 22434/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in March East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in March 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
Fenland 007A 0.042 15785/32,844 5
Fenland 007D -0.147 18806/32,844 6
Fenland 007C -0.354 21913/32,844 7
Fenland 007B -0.414 22732/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in March East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in March 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
Fenland 007A -0.508 23595/32,844 8
Fenland 007C -0.543 24074/32,844 8
Fenland 007B -0.823 27677/32,844 9
Fenland 007D -0.861 28118/32,844 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.