Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Petersfield, Cambridge

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Petersfield, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Petersfield

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Petersfield. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cambridge.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cambridge 008E 21.326 13294/32,844 5
Cambridge 008C 11.953 22223/32,844 7
Cambridge 008A 10.725 23629/32,844 8
Cambridge 008D 9.498 25127/32,844 8
Cambridge 008B 7.158 28115/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Petersfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Petersfield. 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
Cambridge 008E 0.107 15279/32,844 5
Cambridge 008A 0.058 24334/32,844 8
Cambridge 008C 0.048 26617/32,844 9
Cambridge 008D 0.03 30854/32,844 10
Cambridge 008B 0.008 32816/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Petersfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Petersfield 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
Cambridge 008E 0.086 15144/32,844 5
Cambridge 008A 0.056 22887/32,844 7
Cambridge 008C 0.038 28305/32,844 9
Cambridge 008D 0.026 31409/32,844 10
Cambridge 008B 0.009 32776/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Petersfield

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Petersfield population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (26398/32,844) in Petersfield is less than the adult average rank (32164/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cambridge 008C 13.92 18235/32,844 6
Cambridge 008E 2.034 30858/32,844 10
Cambridge 008D 1.212 31776/32,844 10
Cambridge 008A 0.581 32457/32,844 10
Cambridge 008B 0.465 32550/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Petersfield

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 Petersfield. 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
Cambridge 008E 0.591 8051/32,844 3
Cambridge 008C -0.487 23249/32,844 8
Cambridge 008D -0.58 24452/32,844 8
Cambridge 008A -0.756 26534/32,844 9
Cambridge 008B -1.644 32093/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Petersfield

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Petersfield. 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
Cambridge 008E 0.51 8957/32,844 3
Cambridge 008B 0.464 9563/32,844 3
Cambridge 008A 0.142 14434/32,844 5
Cambridge 008C 0.141 14472/32,844 5
Cambridge 008D -0.256 20436/32,844 7

There were 661 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Petersfield in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Petersfield

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Petersfield. 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
Cambridge 008E 23.053 13147/32,844 5
Cambridge 008A 22.291 13984/32,844 5
Cambridge 008D 22.186 14109/32,844 5
Cambridge 008C 20.985 15526/32,844 5
Cambridge 008B 20.77 15747/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Petersfield

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Petersfield. 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
Cambridge 008D 1.162 2693/32,844 1
Cambridge 008E 0.942 4324/32,844 2
Cambridge 008C 0.887 4834/32,844 2
Cambridge 008A 0.693 6863/32,844 3
Cambridge 008B 0.55 8529/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Petersfield

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Petersfield. 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
Cambridge 008E 0.689 6587/32,844 3
Cambridge 008B 0.624 7182/32,844 3
Cambridge 008C 0.518 8214/32,844 3
Cambridge 008D 0.514 8261/32,844 3
Cambridge 008A 0.452 8895/32,844 3

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.