Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Milton, Southend-on-Sea

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Milton, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Milton, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Southend-on-Sea. 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 6 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 Milton 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 Milton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Milton

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Milton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Southend-on-Sea.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Southend-on-Sea 015B 60.786 851/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 015A 34.786 5964/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015E 34.007 6266/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015D 30.033 8011/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015F 27.368 9365/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015C 23.501 11692/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Milton

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Milton. 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
Southend-on-Sea 015B 0.337 1271/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 015E 0.221 5478/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015D 0.171 8741/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015A 0.164 9327/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015F 0.152 10310/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 015C 0.145 10989/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Milton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Milton 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
Southend-on-Sea 015B 0.251 1267/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 015E 0.15 6547/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015A 0.14 7535/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015F 0.119 9784/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015D 0.095 13377/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 015C 0.093 13766/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Milton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Milton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9431/32,844) in Milton is less than the adult average rank (15482/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Southend-on-Sea 015B 44.189 4358/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015D 33.96 7112/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015E 28.857 9040/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015F 19.653 13980/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 015A 15.63 16880/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 015C 12.098 19858/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Milton

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Milton. 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
Southend-on-Sea 015B 1.617 1078/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 015E 0.722 6661/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015A 0.537 8660/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015C 0.532 8716/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015D 0.405 10249/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 015F 0.388 10503/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Milton

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Milton. 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
Southend-on-Sea 015A 2.077 155/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 015B 1.74 497/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 015D 1.33 1625/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 015F 1.013 3419/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015E 0.921 4216/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015C 0.75 5949/32,844 2

There were 707 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Milton in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Milton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Milton. 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
Southend-on-Sea 015B 27.027 9249/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 015A 22.904 13318/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 015C 21.552 14841/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 015E 20.281 16324/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 015D 19.544 17210/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 015F 17.612 19642/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Milton

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Milton. 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
Southend-on-Sea 015A 1.143 2810/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 015B 1.06 3409/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015F 1.025 3691/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015D 0.936 4381/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015C 0.826 5414/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 015E 0.8 5673/32,844 2

Outside Environment Deprivation in Milton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Milton. 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
Southend-on-Sea 015B 0.041 14624/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 015A 0.03 14804/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 015D -0.12 17342/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 015F -0.176 18242/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 015C -0.265 19724/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 015E -0.43 22481/32,844 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.