Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Newnham, Forest of Dean

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Newnham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Newnham

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Newnham. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Forest of Dean.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Forest of Dean 005A 23.111 11980/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 005C 21.824 12901/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 004G 21.273 13345/32,844 5
Forest of Dean 004F 16.732 17244/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Newnham

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Newnham. 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 of Dean 004G 0.138 11701/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 005A 0.127 12851/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 005C 0.117 14041/32,844 5
Forest of Dean 004F 0.076 20196/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Newnham

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Newnham 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 of Dean 005C 0.15 6527/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 005A 0.125 9064/32,844 3
Forest of Dean 004G 0.113 10547/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 004F 0.086 15115/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Newnham

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Newnham population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13532/32,844) in Newnham is less than the adult average rank (14862/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Forest of Dean 004G 32.594 7584/32,844 3
Forest of Dean 005A 22.906 11969/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 004F 13.082 18964/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 005C 12.818 19193/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Newnham

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 Newnham. 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 of Dean 005C 0.323 11305/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 004G 0.014 15787/32,844 5
Forest of Dean 005A -0.109 17724/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 004F -0.877 27779/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Newnham

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 Newnham. 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 of Dean 005C -0.196 19560/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 004F -0.347 21699/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 005A -0.73 26570/32,844 9
Forest of Dean 004G -0.735 26638/32,844 9

There were 5 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Newnham in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Newnham

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Newnham. 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 of Dean 004F 33.278 4952/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 004G 26.272 9912/32,844 4
Forest of Dean 005A 17.433 19876/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 005C 13.775 24485/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Newnham

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Newnham. 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 of Dean 005A 1.444 1296/32,844 1
Forest of Dean 004F 0.98 4009/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 005C 0.809 5594/32,844 2
Forest of Dean 004G -0.449 23221/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Newnham

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Newnham. 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 of Dean 004G -0.04 15953/32,844 5
Forest of Dean 005C -0.171 18160/32,844 6
Forest of Dean 004F -0.306 20440/32,844 7
Forest of Dean 005A -0.435 22576/32,844 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.