Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Meads, Eastbourne

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Meads, Eastbourne, East Sussex

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Meads, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Eastbourne. 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 7 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 Meads 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 Meads. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Meads

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Meads. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Eastbourne.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Eastbourne 011C 28.383 8826/32,844 3
Eastbourne 011A 23.757 11536/32,844 4
Eastbourne 011B 18.423 15759/32,844 5
Eastbourne 012B 18.391 15796/32,844 5
Eastbourne 012A 10.36 24065/32,844 8
Eastbourne 012D 8.702 26169/32,844 8
Eastbourne 012C 6.742 28615/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Meads

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 Meads. 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
Eastbourne 011C 0.18 8005/32,844 3
Eastbourne 011A 0.153 10189/32,844 4
Eastbourne 011B 0.095 17065/32,844 6
Eastbourne 012A 0.081 19438/32,844 6
Eastbourne 012B 0.067 22117/32,844 7
Eastbourne 012D 0.06 23830/32,844 8
Eastbourne 012C 0.04 28567/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Meads

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Meads 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
Eastbourne 011C 0.147 6870/32,844 3
Eastbourne 011A 0.124 9223/32,844 3
Eastbourne 012B 0.113 10700/32,844 4
Eastbourne 011B 0.107 11472/32,844 4
Eastbourne 012A 0.064 20484/32,844 7
Eastbourne 012D 0.049 25174/32,844 8
Eastbourne 012C 0.046 26062/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Meads

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Meads population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12962/32,844) in Meads is less than the adult average rank (25630/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Eastbourne 011C 36.706 6259/32,844 2
Eastbourne 012B 18.399 14840/32,844 5
Eastbourne 011A 16.877 15904/32,844 5
Eastbourne 011B 13.025 19021/32,844 6
Eastbourne 012A 12.412 19567/32,844 6
Eastbourne 012D 9.732 22118/32,844 7
Eastbourne 012C 4.188 28303/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Meads

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Meads. 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
Eastbourne 012B 0.739 6485/32,844 2
Eastbourne 011C 0.446 9762/32,844 3
Eastbourne 012C 0.178 13349/32,844 5
Eastbourne 011A -0.033 16505/32,844 6
Eastbourne 011B -0.086 17343/32,844 6
Eastbourne 012D -0.211 19298/32,844 6
Eastbourne 012A -0.566 24275/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Meads

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 Meads. 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
Eastbourne 011A 0.949 3942/32,844 2
Eastbourne 011B 0.89 4488/32,844 2
Eastbourne 011C -0.412 22593/32,844 7
Eastbourne 012C -0.72 26444/32,844 9
Eastbourne 012D -0.794 27241/32,844 9
Eastbourne 012B -0.884 28090/32,844 9
Eastbourne 012A -1.22 30577/32,844 10

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Meads

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Meads. 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
Eastbourne 012B 26.906 9359/32,844 3
Eastbourne 011C 26.719 9546/32,844 3
Eastbourne 012A 24.223 11910/32,844 4
Eastbourne 011A 18.779 18133/32,844 6
Eastbourne 012D 17.193 20191/32,844 7
Eastbourne 011B 16.457 21102/32,844 7
Eastbourne 012C 15.656 22149/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Meads

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Meads. 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
Eastbourne 011A 0.456 9786/32,844 3
Eastbourne 012D 0.379 10827/32,844 4
Eastbourne 011C 0.367 10988/32,844 4
Eastbourne 011B 0.019 16148/32,844 5
Eastbourne 012B -0.367 22104/32,844 7
Eastbourne 012A -0.487 23744/32,844 8
Eastbourne 012C -0.624 25462/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Meads

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Meads. 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
Eastbourne 011B -0.176 18246/32,844 6
Eastbourne 012A -0.323 20744/32,844 7
Eastbourne 012C -0.426 22434/32,844 7
Eastbourne 012D -0.636 25385/32,844 8
Eastbourne 012B -0.654 25591/32,844 8
Eastbourne 011C -0.72 26447/32,844 9
Eastbourne 011A -0.814 27565/32,844 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.