Deprivation Statistics for Old Heath and The Hythe, Colchester

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Old Heath and The Hythe, Colchester, Essex

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Old Heath and The Hythe, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Colchester. 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 10 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 Old Heath and The Hythe 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 Old Heath and The Hythe. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Old Heath and The Hythe

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Old Heath and The Hythe. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Colchester.

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
Colchester 016D	37.139	5168/32,844	2
Colchester 016F	36.379	5405/32,844	2
Colchester 011C	33.507	6467/32,844	2
Colchester 016B	22.351	12501/32,844	4
Colchester 011E	21.548	13143/32,844	5
Colchester 016C	20.022	14329/32,844	5
Colchester 016E	18.996	15245/32,844	5
Colchester 011F	15.649	18294/32,844	6
Colchester 016A	12.724	21358/32,844	7
Colchester 011B	11.265	23032/32,844	8

Income Deprivation in Old Heath and The Hythe

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 Old Heath and The Hythe. 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
Colchester 016D	0.244	4305/32,844	2
Colchester 011C	0.208	6205/32,844	2
Colchester 016F	0.203	6488/32,844	2
Colchester 016B	0.143	11135/32,844	4
Colchester 016E	0.116	14148/32,844	5
Colchester 011E	0.111	14769/32,844	5
Colchester 016C	0.1	16323/32,844	5
Colchester 011B	0.093	17507/32,844	6
Colchester 016A	0.085	18702/32,844	6
Colchester 011F	0.066	22341/32,844	7

Employment Deprivation in Old Heath and The Hythe

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Old Heath and The Hythe 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
Colchester 016F	0.172	4808/32,844	2
Colchester 016D	0.171	4896/32,844	2
Colchester 011C	0.108	11331/32,844	4
Colchester 016B	0.102	12197/32,844	4
Colchester 016E	0.091	14152/32,844	5
Colchester 016C	0.082	15897/32,844	5
Colchester 011E	0.081	16057/32,844	5
Colchester 016A	0.07	18764/32,844	6
Colchester 011F	0.056	22795/32,844	7
Colchester 011B	0.056	22837/32,844	7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Old Heath and The Hythe

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Old Heath and The Hythe population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12718/32,844) in Old Heath and The Hythe is less than the adult average rank (14784/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Colchester 016F	45.468	4068/32,844	2
Colchester 016D	41.755	4943/32,844	2
Colchester 011C	29.408	8820/32,844	3
Colchester 016B	26.998	9823/32,844	3
Colchester 016C	21.153	13043/32,844	4
Colchester 016E	17.337	15579/32,844	5
Colchester 011F	16.509	16191/32,844	5
Colchester 016A	12.283	19681/32,844	6
Colchester 011E	9.483	22378/32,844	7
Colchester 011B	9.159	22699/32,844	7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Old Heath and The Hythe

Average

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 Old Heath and The Hythe. 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
Colchester 016F	0.778	6101/32,844	2
Colchester 011C	0.747	6404/32,844	2
Colchester 016D	0.64	7501/32,844	3
Colchester 016E	0.243	12452/32,844	4
Colchester 011E	0.088	14689/32,844	5
Colchester 016B	0.042	15365/32,844	5
Colchester 016C	-0.021	16310/32,844	5
Colchester 016A	-0.202	19172/32,844	6
Colchester 011B	-0.289	20487/32,844	7
Colchester 011F	-0.348	21432/32,844	7

Crime Deprivation in Old Heath and The Hythe

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Old Heath and The Hythe. 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
Colchester 011C	1.083	2921/32,844	1
Colchester 016F	0.921	4217/32,844	2
Colchester 011E	0.872	4664/32,844	2
Colchester 016D	0.742	6039/32,844	2
Colchester 016B	0.58	7993/32,844	3
Colchester 011F	0.432	10018/32,844	4
Colchester 016C	0.117	14863/32,844	5
Colchester 011B	-0.028	17107/32,844	6
Colchester 016E	-0.14	18735/32,844	6
Colchester 016A	-0.292	20922/32,844	7

There were 268 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Old Heath and The Hythe in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Old Heath and The Hythe

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Old Heath and The Hythe. 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
Colchester 016C	37.959	2844/32,844	1
Colchester 011C	36.558	3392/32,844	2
Colchester 016D	32.054	5622/32,844	2
Colchester 016E	31.928	5702/32,844	2
Colchester 016F	27.914	8514/32,844	3
Colchester 016B	27.224	9058/32,844	3
Colchester 011E	17.207	20168/32,844	7
Colchester 011F	15.622	22202/32,844	7
Colchester 011B	14.952	23091/32,844	8
Colchester 016A	13.053	25330/32,844	8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Old Heath and The Hythe

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Old Heath and The Hythe. 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
Colchester 011E	1.369	1594/32,844	1
Colchester 011F	1.317	1809/32,844	1
Colchester 016A	0.792	5766/32,844	2
Colchester 011B	0.363	11030/32,844	4
Colchester 011C	0.228	12909/32,844	4
Colchester 016C	0.184	13558/32,844	5
Colchester 016F	-0.463	23406/32,844	8
Colchester 016E	-0.52	24159/32,844	8
Colchester 016B	-0.537	24365/32,844	8
Colchester 016D	-0.69	26222/32,844	8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Old Heath and The Hythe

Good

iLivehere Rating 3/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Old Heath and The Hythe. 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
Colchester 011F	-0.16	17980/32,844	6
Colchester 011E	-0.271	19828/32,844	7
Colchester 011C	-0.333	20907/32,844	7
Colchester 011B	-0.417	22308/32,844	7
Colchester 016E	-0.419	22328/32,844	7
Colchester 016C	-0.445	22704/32,844	7
Colchester 016D	-0.521	23787/32,844	8
Colchester 016F	-0.659	25666/32,844	8
Colchester 016B	-0.937	28892/32,844	9
Colchester 016A	-1.054	29883/32,844	10

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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