Deprivation Statistics for Mildenhall Great Heath, West Suffolk

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Mildenhall Great Heath, West Suffolk, Suffolk

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

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Overall Deprivation in Mildenhall Great Heath

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iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Mildenhall Great Heath. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of West Suffolk.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Forest Heath 004A 33.112 6625/32,844 3
Forest Heath 004C 24.652 10979/32,844 4
Forest Heath 004D 20.146 14214/32,844 5
Forest Heath 004B 8.051 27013/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Mildenhall Great Heath

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iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Mildenhall Great Heath. 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
Forest Heath 004A 0.195 6957/32,844 3
Forest Heath 004C 0.133 12184/32,844 4
Forest Heath 004D 0.11 14985/32,844 5
Forest Heath 004B 0.046 27080/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Mildenhall Great Heath

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Mildenhall Great Heath 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
Forest Heath 004A 0.127 8827/32,844 3
Forest Heath 004C 0.108 11307/32,844 4
Forest Heath 004D 0.099 12721/32,844 4
Forest Heath 004B 0.044 26688/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Mildenhall Great Heath

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Mildenhall Great Heath population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (5069/32,844) in Mildenhall Great Heath is less than the adult average rank (9244/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Forest Heath 004A 62.644 1432/32,844 1
Forest Heath 004C 52.99 2732/32,844 1
Forest Heath 004D 33.995 7099/32,844 3
Forest Heath 004B 16.955 15848/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Mildenhall Great Heath

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Mildenhall Great Heath. 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
Forest Heath 004C 0.508 9004/32,844 3
Forest Heath 004A 0.455 9651/32,844 3
Forest Heath 004D -0.017 16265/32,844 5
Forest Heath 004B -0.247 19822/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Mildenhall Great Heath

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iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Mildenhall Great Heath. 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
Forest Heath 004A 0.58 8000/32,844 3
Forest Heath 004C -0.098 18106/32,844 6
Forest Heath 004D -0.348 21714/32,844 7
Forest Heath 004B -0.583 24896/32,844 8

There were 61 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Mildenhall Great Heath in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Mildenhall Great Heath

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Mildenhall Great Heath. 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
Forest Heath 004D 30.256 6787/32,844 3
Forest Heath 004A 26.562 9660/32,844 3
Forest Heath 004B 20.47 16110/32,844 5
Forest Heath 004C 19.312 17504/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Mildenhall Great Heath

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iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Mildenhall Great Heath. 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
Forest Heath 004D -0.381 22296/32,844 7
Forest Heath 004C -0.403 22593/32,844 7
Forest Heath 004A -0.497 23875/32,844 8
Forest Heath 004B -1.711 32086/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Mildenhall Great Heath

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iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Mildenhall Great Heath. 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
Forest Heath 004A -0.24 19322/32,844 6
Forest Heath 004B -0.304 20416/32,844 7
Forest Heath 004D -0.624 25228/32,844 8
Forest Heath 004C -0.637 25389/32,844 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.