Deprivation Statistics for Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael’s, South Somerset

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's, South Somerset, Somerset

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of South Somerset. 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 Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's 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 Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's

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 Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Somerset.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Somerset 017H 18.61 15567/32,844 5
South Somerset 002E 15.949 17995/32,844 6
South Somerset 006D 15.133 18785/32,844 6
South Somerset 017G 14.353 19589/32,844 6
South Somerset 002D 10.71 23643/32,844 8
South Somerset 006C 7.642 27496/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's. 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 Somerset 017H 0.106 15502/32,844 5
South Somerset 017G 0.09 17855/32,844 6
South Somerset 002E 0.067 22136/32,844 7
South Somerset 006C 0.056 24696/32,844 8
South Somerset 006D 0.047 26989/32,844 9
South Somerset 002D 0.043 27806/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's 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 Somerset 017H 0.094 13599/32,844 5
South Somerset 002E 0.062 20858/32,844 7
South Somerset 017G 0.06 21425/32,844 7
South Somerset 002D 0.039 28218/32,844 9
South Somerset 006C 0.038 28334/32,844 9
South Somerset 006D 0.029 30944/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14675/32,844) in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's is less than the adult average rank (24338/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Somerset 006D 19.545 14055/32,844 5
South Somerset 006C 17.378 15551/32,844 5
South Somerset 017G 15.32 17107/32,844 6
South Somerset 017H 13.176 18895/32,844 6
South Somerset 002E 8.77 23118/32,844 8
South Somerset 002D 6.968 25074/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's. 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 Somerset 017H 0.044 15333/32,844 5
South Somerset 006C -0.196 19072/32,844 6
South Somerset 017G -0.466 22968/32,844 7
South Somerset 002E -0.481 23156/32,844 8
South Somerset 006D -0.795 26956/32,844 9
South Somerset 002D -0.809 27100/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's. 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 Somerset 017G -0.03 17144/32,844 6
South Somerset 017H -0.283 20794/32,844 7
South Somerset 006C -0.409 22547/32,844 7
South Somerset 002E -0.824 27537/32,844 9
South Somerset 006D -1.266 30819/32,844 10
South Somerset 002D -1.308 31011/32,844 10

There were 2 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's. 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 Somerset 002D 38.044 2820/32,844 1
South Somerset 002E 36.635 3356/32,844 2
South Somerset 006D 36.345 3484/32,844 2
South Somerset 017H 19.79 16895/32,844 6
South Somerset 017G 13.417 24917/32,844 8
South Somerset 006C 12.723 25726/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's. 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 Somerset 006D 1.576 878/32,844 1
South Somerset 002E 1.226 2291/32,844 1
South Somerset 017H 1.213 2367/32,844 1
South Somerset 017G 1.051 3475/32,844 2
South Somerset 002D 0.879 4918/32,844 2
South Somerset 006C -0.648 25747/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's. 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 Somerset 017G 0.063 14286/32,844 5
South Somerset 002E -0.326 20787/32,844 7
South Somerset 006D -0.645 25477/32,844 8
South Somerset 002D -1.074 30057/32,844 10
South Somerset 006C -1.095 30212/32,844 10
South Somerset 017H -1.134 30501/32,844 10

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.