Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Portswood, Southampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Portswood, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Southampton. 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 9 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 Portswood 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 Portswood. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Portswood

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Portswood. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Southampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Southampton 013B 29.543 8237/32,844 3
Southampton 013A 27.901 9096/32,844 3
Southampton 013C 23.683 11587/32,844 4
Southampton 013D 22.046 12741/32,844 4
Southampton 013E 21.618 13071/32,844 4
Southampton 009D 10.687 23664/32,844 8
Southampton 009A 8.631 26257/32,844 8
Southampton 009E 7.477 27717/32,844 9
Southampton 009F 6.053 29394/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Portswood

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Portswood. 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
Southampton 013B 0.136 11885/32,844 4
Southampton 013C 0.131 12449/32,844 4
Southampton 013D 0.108 15256/32,844 5
Southampton 013A 0.078 19985/32,844 7
Southampton 013E 0.074 20674/32,844 7
Southampton 009A 0.072 21095/32,844 7
Southampton 009E 0.04 28524/32,844 9
Southampton 009D 0.039 28850/32,844 9
Southampton 009F 0.024 31798/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Portswood

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Portswood 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
Southampton 013C 0.1 12498/32,844 4
Southampton 013B 0.096 13208/32,844 5
Southampton 013D 0.069 18910/32,844 6
Southampton 013A 0.058 22093/32,844 7
Southampton 013E 0.054 23518/32,844 8
Southampton 009A 0.037 28813/32,844 9
Southampton 009E 0.027 31284/32,844 10
Southampton 009D 0.023 31947/32,844 10
Southampton 009F 0.02 32278/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Portswood

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Portswood population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (21625/32,844) in Portswood is less than the adult average rank (23043/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Southampton 013B 30.133 8506/32,844 3
Southampton 013C 18.901 14466/32,844 5
Southampton 013D 17.742 15307/32,844 5
Southampton 013A 12.269 19700/32,844 6
Southampton 013E 8.244 23691/32,844 8
Southampton 009D 5.349 26903/32,844 9
Southampton 009E 1.853 31056/32,844 10
Southampton 009A 1.535 31406/32,844 10
Southampton 009F 0.492 32525/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Portswood

6
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 Portswood. 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
Southampton 013A 1.524 1380/32,844 1
Southampton 013E 1.004 4208/32,844 2
Southampton 013D 0.575 8227/32,844 3
Southampton 013B 0.391 10475/32,844 4
Southampton 013C 0.212 12893/32,844 4
Southampton 009D 0.109 14366/32,844 5
Southampton 009E -0.223 19465/32,844 6
Southampton 009A -0.416 22332/32,844 7
Southampton 009F -1.002 28834/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Portswood

7
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 Portswood. 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
Southampton 013B 1.478 1128/32,844 1
Southampton 013E 1.329 1628/32,844 1
Southampton 013A 1.131 2616/32,844 1
Southampton 013D 0.976 3719/32,844 2
Southampton 013C 0.794 5494/32,844 2
Southampton 009D 0.305 11867/32,844 4
Southampton 009F -0.303 21088/32,844 7
Southampton 009A -0.319 21319/32,844 7
Southampton 009E -0.332 21486/32,844 7

There were 500 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Portswood in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Portswood

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Portswood. 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
Southampton 013B 24.49 11641/32,844 4
Southampton 009A 21.382 15037/32,844 5
Southampton 013A 21.189 15284/32,844 5
Southampton 009D 20.252 16358/32,844 5
Southampton 013D 18.995 17868/32,844 6
Southampton 013E 18.935 17935/32,844 6
Southampton 009F 18.39 18621/32,844 6
Southampton 013C 16.672 20836/32,844 7
Southampton 009E 15.327 22590/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Portswood

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Portswood. 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
Southampton 013A 1.138 2839/32,844 1
Southampton 009F 0.707 6709/32,844 3
Southampton 009D 0.596 7987/32,844 3
Southampton 013C 0.547 8583/32,844 3
Southampton 009E 0.522 8885/32,844 3
Southampton 013E 0.494 9281/32,844 3
Southampton 013B 0.395 10610/32,844 4
Southampton 013D 0.321 11602/32,844 4
Southampton 009A -0.199 19610/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Portswood

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Portswood. 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
Southampton 013B 1.287 2501/32,844 1
Southampton 013C 1.24 2740/32,844 1
Southampton 013D 1.162 3145/32,844 1
Southampton 013A 1.116 3394/32,844 2
Southampton 013E 0.945 4537/32,844 2
Southampton 009A 0.945 4542/32,844 2
Southampton 009E 0.78 5795/32,844 2
Southampton 009D 0.698 6505/32,844 2
Southampton 009F 0.486 8549/32,844 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.