Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Marshwood Vale, Dorset

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Marshwood Vale, Dorset,

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

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Overall Deprivation in Marshwood Vale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Marshwood Vale. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dorset.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
West Dorset 003D 23.301 11849/32,844 4
West Dorset 005D 21.826 12899/32,844 4
West Dorset 007B 18.86 15356/32,844 5
West Dorset 005A 11.353 22919/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Marshwood Vale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Marshwood Vale. 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
West Dorset 003D 0.089 18009/32,844 6
West Dorset 005A 0.082 19244/32,844 6
West Dorset 005D 0.081 19393/32,844 6
West Dorset 007B 0.062 23194/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Marshwood Vale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Marshwood Vale 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
West Dorset 003D 0.079 16636/32,844 6
West Dorset 007B 0.069 19099/32,844 6
West Dorset 005A 0.064 20306/32,844 7
West Dorset 005D 0.057 22552/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Marshwood Vale

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 Marshwood Vale population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17697/32,844) in Marshwood Vale is less than the adult average rank (20616/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
West Dorset 003D 14.137 18042/32,844 6
West Dorset 005A 13.342 18727/32,844 6
West Dorset 005D 11.562 20366/32,844 7
West Dorset 007B 10.468 21389/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Marshwood Vale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Marshwood Vale. 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
West Dorset 007B -0.009 16142/32,844 5
West Dorset 003D -0.205 19209/32,844 6
West Dorset 005A -0.427 22475/32,844 7
West Dorset 005D -0.651 25361/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Marshwood Vale

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 Marshwood Vale. 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
West Dorset 007B -0.222 19936/32,844 7
West Dorset 005A -1.028 29334/32,844 9
West Dorset 005D -1.21 30523/32,844 10
West Dorset 003D -1.231 30632/32,844 10

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Marshwood Vale in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Marshwood Vale

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Marshwood Vale. 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
West Dorset 003D 47.465 630/32,844 1
West Dorset 005D 43.227 1379/32,844 1
West Dorset 007B 29.95 7002/32,844 3
West Dorset 005A 20.508 16053/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Marshwood Vale

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Marshwood Vale. 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
West Dorset 005D 2.332 46/32,844 1
West Dorset 007B 1.581 867/32,844 1
West Dorset 003D 1.528 1014/32,844 1
West Dorset 005A 0.457 9774/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Marshwood Vale

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Marshwood Vale. 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
West Dorset 007B 0.029 14822/32,844 5
West Dorset 003D -0.46 22910/32,844 7
West Dorset 005D -0.605 24985/32,844 8
West Dorset 005A -0.745 26754/32,844 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.