Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Marshalswick North, St Albans

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Marshalswick North, St Albans, Hertfordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Marshalswick North

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Marshalswick North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of St Albans.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
St Albans 008A 10.094 24396/32,844 8
St Albans 008D 8.615 26281/32,844 9
St Albans 008C 4.675 30830/32,844 10
St Albans 008B 1.662 32755/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Marshalswick North

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 Marshalswick North. 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
St Albans 008A 0.087 18384/32,844 6
St Albans 008D 0.075 20400/32,844 7
St Albans 008C 0.042 28133/32,844 9
St Albans 008B 0.014 32632/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Marshalswick North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Marshalswick North 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
St Albans 008A 0.067 19560/32,844 6
St Albans 008D 0.056 22652/32,844 7
St Albans 008C 0.046 26161/32,844 8
St Albans 008B 0.026 31487/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Marshalswick North

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Marshalswick North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (31554/32,844) in Marshalswick North is more than the adult average rank (28732/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
St Albans 008D 2.807 29971/32,844 10
St Albans 008A 2.679 30130/32,844 10
St Albans 008C 1.607 31317/32,844 10
St Albans 008B 0.879 32153/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Marshalswick North

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Marshalswick North. 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
St Albans 008A -1.148 29935/32,844 10
St Albans 008C -1.161 30035/32,844 10
St Albans 008D -1.2 30286/32,844 10
St Albans 008B -2.281 32755/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Marshalswick North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Marshalswick North. 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
St Albans 008B -0.543 24358/32,844 8
St Albans 008D -0.672 25898/32,844 8
St Albans 008C -0.916 28399/32,844 9
St Albans 008A -0.953 28722/32,844 9

There were 245 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Marshalswick North in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Marshalswick North

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Marshalswick North. 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
St Albans 008A 30.55 6572/32,844 3
St Albans 008D 26.549 9669/32,844 3
St Albans 008C 22.183 14113/32,844 5
St Albans 008B 12.333 26188/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Marshalswick North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Marshalswick North. 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
St Albans 008D -0.332 21612/32,844 7
St Albans 008C -0.913 28308/32,844 9
St Albans 008B -0.931 28472/32,844 9
St Albans 008A -0.963 28771/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Marshalswick North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Marshalswick North. 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
St Albans 008A -0.186 18417/32,844 6
St Albans 008D -0.188 18451/32,844 6
St Albans 008B -0.454 22833/32,844 7
St Albans 008C -0.485 23264/32,844 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.