Deprivation Statistics Comparison for New Costessey, South Norfolk

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in New Costessey, South Norfolk, Norfolk

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in New Costessey, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of South Norfolk. 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 5 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 New Costessey 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 New Costessey. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in New Costessey

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for New Costessey. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Norfolk.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Norfolk 001F 25.098 10707/32,844 4
South Norfolk 001E 14.487 19461/32,844 6
South Norfolk 001B 10.333 24098/32,844 8
South Norfolk 001C 10.014 24511/32,844 8
South Norfolk 001A 7.908 27171/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in New Costessey

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in New Costessey. 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
South Norfolk 001F 0.161 9563/32,844 3
South Norfolk 001E 0.091 17748/32,844 6
South Norfolk 001B 0.084 18956/32,844 6
South Norfolk 001C 0.065 22604/32,844 7
South Norfolk 001A 0.057 24559/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in New Costessey

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in New Costessey 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
South Norfolk 001F 0.126 8909/32,844 3
South Norfolk 001E 0.105 11749/32,844 4
South Norfolk 001C 0.072 18241/32,844 6
South Norfolk 001A 0.066 19973/32,844 7
South Norfolk 001B 0.055 23166/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in New Costessey

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the New Costessey population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15848/32,844) in New Costessey is more than the adult average rank (11184/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Norfolk 001F 44.768 4218/32,844 2
South Norfolk 001B 23.02 11892/32,844 4
South Norfolk 001C 21.49 12859/32,844 4
South Norfolk 001A 15.798 16749/32,844 6
South Norfolk 001E 12.789 19227/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in New Costessey

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 New Costessey. 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
South Norfolk 001F 0.068 14969/32,844 5
South Norfolk 001E -0.01 16156/32,844 5
South Norfolk 001B -0.214 19341/32,844 6
South Norfolk 001A -0.485 23213/32,844 8
South Norfolk 001C -0.61 24840/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in New Costessey

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in New Costessey. 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
South Norfolk 001F 0.238 12903/32,844 4
South Norfolk 001E -0.348 21722/32,844 7
South Norfolk 001B -0.515 23988/32,844 8
South Norfolk 001C -1.01 29164/32,844 9
South Norfolk 001A -1.027 29316/32,844 9

There were 164 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers New Costessey in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in New Costessey

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in New Costessey. 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
South Norfolk 001F 20.286 16317/32,844 5
South Norfolk 001E 18.648 18300/32,844 6
South Norfolk 001A 9.525 29049/32,844 9
South Norfolk 001C 8.087 30261/32,844 10
South Norfolk 001B 4.292 32288/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in New Costessey

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in New Costessey. 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
South Norfolk 001C 0.003 16405/32,844 5
South Norfolk 001F -0.613 25332/32,844 8
South Norfolk 001B -0.691 26238/32,844 8
South Norfolk 001E -0.729 26614/32,844 9
South Norfolk 001A -0.962 28761/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in New Costessey

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in New Costessey. 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
South Norfolk 001A -0.309 20500/32,844 7
South Norfolk 001B -0.371 21540/32,844 7
South Norfolk 001C -0.375 21634/32,844 7
South Norfolk 001F -0.451 22791/32,844 7
South Norfolk 001E -0.595 24842/32,844 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.