Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Rectory Farm, Northampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Rectory Farm, Northampton, Northamptonshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Rectory Farm

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 Rectory Farm. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Northampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Northampton 005C 34.665 6006/32,844 2
Northampton 007B 32.882 6715/32,844 3
Northampton 005B 28.399 8823/32,844 3
Northampton 005A 9.536 25076/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Rectory Farm

6
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 Rectory Farm. 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
Northampton 005C 0.198 6779/32,844 3
Northampton 007B 0.188 7456/32,844 3
Northampton 005B 0.166 9120/32,844 3
Northampton 005A 0.035 29830/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Rectory Farm

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rectory Farm 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
Northampton 007B 0.149 6643/32,844 3
Northampton 005C 0.145 6985/32,844 3
Northampton 005B 0.113 10589/32,844 4
Northampton 005A 0.045 26450/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rectory Farm

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Rectory Farm population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9289/32,844) in Rectory Farm is less than the adult average rank (10331/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Northampton 005C 44.288 4333/32,844 2
Northampton 007B 40.658 5208/32,844 2
Northampton 005B 37.065 6178/32,844 2
Northampton 005A 8.978 22880/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rectory Farm

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Rectory Farm. 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
Northampton 007B 0.721 6667/32,844 3
Northampton 005C 0.659 7305/32,844 3
Northampton 005B 0.149 13737/32,844 5
Northampton 005A 0.004 15940/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Rectory Farm

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Rectory Farm. 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
Northampton 005B 0.947 3959/32,844 2
Northampton 007B 0.858 4823/32,844 2
Northampton 005A 0.394 10540/32,844 4
Northampton 005C 0.39 10610/32,844 4

There were 80 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rectory Farm in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rectory Farm

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rectory Farm. 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
Northampton 005C 37.639 2962/32,844 1
Northampton 005B 28.37 8133/32,844 3
Northampton 007B 26.183 10006/32,844 4
Northampton 005A 22.949 13263/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rectory Farm

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rectory Farm. 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
Northampton 005C -0.067 17522/32,844 6
Northampton 005B -0.14 18663/32,844 6
Northampton 007B -0.597 25133/32,844 8
Northampton 005A -1.789 32230/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rectory Farm

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rectory Farm. 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
Northampton 005B 0.312 10575/32,844 4
Northampton 005A 0.067 14213/32,844 5
Northampton 007B 0.056 14388/32,844 5
Northampton 005C 0.032 14771/32,844 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.