Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Marshalswick South, St Albans

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Marshalswick South

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 South. 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 007A 6.49 28886/32,844 9
St Albans 010C 3.2 32105/32,844 10
St Albans 010B 2.73 32374/32,844 10
St Albans 010D 2.214 32598/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Marshalswick South

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Marshalswick South. 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 007A 0.068 21897/32,844 7
St Albans 010C 0.032 30340/32,844 10
St Albans 010D 0.027 31351/32,844 10
St Albans 010B 0.005 32840/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Marshalswick South

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Marshalswick South 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 007A 0.047 25640/32,844 8
St Albans 010C 0.031 30376/32,844 10
St Albans 010D 0.024 31818/32,844 10
St Albans 010B 0.009 32779/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Marshalswick South

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 South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (32096/32,844) in Marshalswick South is more than the adult average rank (31014/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
St Albans 007A 2.825 29953/32,844 10
St Albans 010C 0.598 32442/32,844 10
St Albans 010D 0.233 32735/32,844 10
St Albans 010B 0.113 32811/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Marshalswick South

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 South. 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 007A -1.5 31705/32,844 10
St Albans 010C -1.568 31911/32,844 10
St Albans 010D -1.943 32560/32,844 10
St Albans 010B -2.39 32789/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Marshalswick South

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 South. 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 010B -0.316 21266/32,844 7
St Albans 010C -0.647 25612/32,844 8
St Albans 010D -0.742 26710/32,844 9
St Albans 007A -0.82 27499/32,844 9

There were 217 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Marshalswick South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Marshalswick South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Marshalswick South. 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 007A 24.449 11679/32,844 4
St Albans 010B 18.582 18386/32,844 6
St Albans 010C 17.537 19739/32,844 7
St Albans 010D 12.432 26081/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Marshalswick South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Marshalswick South. 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 010D -0.339 21703/32,844 7
St Albans 010C -0.565 24722/32,844 8
St Albans 010B -0.896 28171/32,844 9
St Albans 007A -0.921 28378/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Marshalswick South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Marshalswick South. 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 010B 0.121 13300/32,844 5
St Albans 010C 0.021 14955/32,844 5
St Albans 010D 0.014 15063/32,844 5
St Albans 007A -0.459 22899/32,844 7

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.