Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Queens Park, Bedford

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Queens Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Queens Park

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Queens Park. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bedford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bedford 013C 35.51 5709/32,844 2
Bedford 013E 31.824 7157/32,844 3
Bedford 013D 26.511 9878/32,844 4
Bedford 013B 26.306 9988/32,844 4
Bedford 013A 21.974 12796/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Queens Park

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Queens Park. 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
Bedford 013C 0.245 4278/32,844 2
Bedford 013E 0.192 7196/32,844 3
Bedford 013D 0.186 7637/32,844 3
Bedford 013B 0.183 7781/32,844 3
Bedford 013A 0.144 11005/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Queens Park

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Queens Park 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
Bedford 013C 0.164 5426/32,844 2
Bedford 013E 0.161 5680/32,844 2
Bedford 013D 0.113 10689/32,844 4
Bedford 013A 0.106 11555/32,844 4
Bedford 013B 0.099 12743/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Queens Park

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Queens Park population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9361/32,844) in Queens Park is more than the adult average rank (4745/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bedford 013D 47.137 3737/32,844 2
Bedford 013C 45.728 4009/32,844 2
Bedford 013B 38.007 5905/32,844 2
Bedford 013E 37.3 6110/32,844 2
Bedford 013A 21.216 13012/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Queens Park

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 Queens Park. 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
Bedford 013C 0.706 6821/32,844 3
Bedford 013E 0.487 9240/32,844 3
Bedford 013A 0.08 14821/32,844 5
Bedford 013B -0.048 16751/32,844 6
Bedford 013D -0.128 18029/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Queens Park

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 Queens Park. 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
Bedford 013A 0.785 5588/32,844 2
Bedford 013E 0.306 11849/32,844 4
Bedford 013C 0.247 12770/32,844 4
Bedford 013B 0.199 13524/32,844 5
Bedford 013D 0.025 16310/32,844 5

There were 327 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Queens Park in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Queens Park

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Queens Park. 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
Bedford 013B 24.929 11194/32,844 4
Bedford 013C 24.893 11238/32,844 4
Bedford 013D 23.044 13160/32,844 5
Bedford 013E 21.788 14570/32,844 5
Bedford 013A 19.519 17247/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Queens Park

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Queens Park. 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
Bedford 013B 0.667 7124/32,844 3
Bedford 013E 0.568 8339/32,844 3
Bedford 013D 0.273 12243/32,844 4
Bedford 013C -0.079 17706/32,844 6
Bedford 013A -0.372 22172/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Queens Park

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Queens Park. 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
Bedford 013E 0.4 9488/32,844 3
Bedford 013B 0.36 9995/32,844 4
Bedford 013D 0.203 12087/32,844 4
Bedford 013A 0.123 13267/32,844 5
Bedford 013C 0.085 13913/32,844 5

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.