Deprivation Statistics for Market Harborough-Little Bowden, Harborough

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Market Harborough-Little Bowden, Harborough, Leicestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Market Harborough-Little Bowden

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Market Harborough-Little Bowden. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Harborough.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Harborough 008D 26.823 9690/32,844 3
Harborough 009A 5.634 29875/32,844 10
Harborough 009C 3.994 31513/32,844 10
Harborough 009B 2.229 32593/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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 Market Harborough-Little Bowden. 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
Harborough 008D 0.182 7857/32,844 3
Harborough 009A 0.044 27586/32,844 9
Harborough 009C 0.031 30569/32,844 10
Harborough 009B 0.017 32479/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Market Harborough-Little Bowden

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Market Harborough-Little Bowden 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
Harborough 008D 0.137 7720/32,844 3
Harborough 009C 0.038 28583/32,844 9
Harborough 009A 0.037 28760/32,844 9
Harborough 009B 0.015 32576/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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 Market Harborough-Little Bowden population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18343/32,844) in Market Harborough-Little Bowden is less than the adult average rank (21176/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Harborough 008D 44.914 4186/32,844 2
Harborough 009C 8.512 23396/32,844 8
Harborough 009A 7.079 24971/32,844 8
Harborough 009B 4.622 27762/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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 Market Harborough-Little Bowden. 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
Harborough 008D 0.044 15335/32,844 5
Harborough 009B -0.858 27567/32,844 9
Harborough 009C -1.143 29901/32,844 10
Harborough 009A -1.293 30821/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Market Harborough-Little Bowden

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 Market Harborough-Little Bowden. 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
Harborough 008D 0.549 8407/32,844 3
Harborough 009A 0.151 14282/32,844 5
Harborough 009C -0.645 25596/32,844 8
Harborough 009B -1.936 32606/32,844 10

There were 59 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Market Harborough-Little Bowden in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Market Harborough-Little Bowden

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Market Harborough-Little Bowden. 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
Harborough 009B 17.399 19931/32,844 7
Harborough 009C 17.282 20075/32,844 7
Harborough 008D 13.058 25322/32,844 8
Harborough 009A 10.53 28100/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Market Harborough-Little Bowden

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Market Harborough-Little Bowden. 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
Harborough 009A 0.127 14495/32,844 5
Harborough 008D -0.183 19367/32,844 6
Harborough 009C -1.329 30924/32,844 10
Harborough 009B -2.092 32623/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Market Harborough-Little Bowden

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Market Harborough-Little Bowden. 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
Harborough 009A -0.949 28982/32,844 9
Harborough 009B -1.008 29518/32,844 9
Harborough 009C -1.131 30486/32,844 10
Harborough 008D -1.227 31053/32,844 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.