Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Polegate Central, Wealden

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Polegate Central, Wealden, East Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Polegate Central

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Polegate Central. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wealden.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wealden 019A 16.89 17086/32,844 6
Wealden 019C 10.627 23744/32,844 8
Wealden 020C 5.989 29481/32,844 9
Wealden 020E 3.627 31812/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Polegate Central

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 Polegate Central. 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
Wealden 019A 0.122 13495/32,844 5
Wealden 019C 0.07 21440/32,844 7
Wealden 020C 0.042 28001/32,844 9
Wealden 020E 0.029 30930/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Polegate Central

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Polegate Central 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
Wealden 019A 0.091 14116/32,844 5
Wealden 019C 0.057 22281/32,844 7
Wealden 020C 0.046 26185/32,844 8
Wealden 020E 0.031 30378/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Polegate Central

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Polegate Central population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13824/32,844) in Polegate Central is less than the adult average rank (17846/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wealden 019A 25.418 10609/32,844 4
Wealden 019C 20.021 13752/32,844 5
Wealden 020C 14.006 18159/32,844 6
Wealden 020E 10.16 21666/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Polegate Central

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Polegate Central. 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
Wealden 019C -0.769 26664/32,844 9
Wealden 019A -0.848 27485/32,844 9
Wealden 020C -1.028 29050/32,844 9
Wealden 020E -1.511 31733/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Polegate Central

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 Polegate Central. 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
Wealden 019C 0.01 16519/32,844 6
Wealden 020C -0.216 19849/32,844 7
Wealden 020E -0.659 25755/32,844 8
Wealden 019A -0.716 26406/32,844 9

There were 40 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Polegate Central in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Polegate Central

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Polegate Central. 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
Wealden 019A 29.167 7525/32,844 3
Wealden 020E 14.6 23531/32,844 8
Wealden 020C 12.678 25793/32,844 8
Wealden 019C 11.534 27102/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Polegate Central

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Polegate Central. 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
Wealden 019A -0.463 23405/32,844 8
Wealden 019C -0.486 23736/32,844 8
Wealden 020C -0.887 28081/32,844 9
Wealden 020E -1.877 32384/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Polegate Central

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Polegate Central. 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
Wealden 019C 0.742 6127/32,844 2
Wealden 020E 0.032 14767/32,844 5
Wealden 019A -0.189 18467/32,844 6
Wealden 020C -0.403 22074/32,844 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.