Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Roffey South, Horsham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Roffey South, Horsham, West Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Roffey South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Roffey South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Horsham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Horsham 001B 22.987 12056/32,844 4
Horsham 001C 16.733 17243/32,844 6
Horsham 001A 8.499 26420/32,844 9
Horsham 004E 5.163 30362/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Roffey South

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 Roffey South. 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
Horsham 001B 0.125 13098/32,844 4
Horsham 001A 0.07 21604/32,844 7
Horsham 001C 0.061 23470/32,844 8
Horsham 004E 0.034 29959/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Roffey South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Roffey South 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
Horsham 001B 0.144 7094/32,844 3
Horsham 001C 0.081 16121/32,844 5
Horsham 001A 0.054 23387/32,844 8
Horsham 004E 0.035 29278/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Roffey South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Roffey South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (19232/32,844) in Roffey South is less than the adult average rank (21248/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Horsham 001C 23.556 11589/32,844 4
Horsham 001B 12.091 19863/32,844 7
Horsham 001A 10.782 21098/32,844 7
Horsham 004E 3.081 29638/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Roffey South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Roffey South. 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
Horsham 001B 0.472 9437/32,844 3
Horsham 001C 0.357 10895/32,844 4
Horsham 001A -0.506 23503/32,844 8
Horsham 004E -1.003 28844/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Roffey South

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 Roffey South. 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
Horsham 001B -0.073 17731/32,844 6
Horsham 001C -0.398 22418/32,844 7
Horsham 001A -0.474 23427/32,844 8
Horsham 004E -1.065 29584/32,844 10

There were 163 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Roffey South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Roffey South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Roffey South. 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
Horsham 001B 33.536 4792/32,844 2
Horsham 001C 32.107 5576/32,844 2
Horsham 004E 23.961 12188/32,844 4
Horsham 001A 17.91 19257/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Roffey South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Roffey South. 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
Horsham 004E 0.136 14354/32,844 5
Horsham 001C -0.362 22028/32,844 7
Horsham 001A -0.379 22275/32,844 7
Horsham 001B -1.459 31390/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Roffey South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Roffey South. 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
Horsham 004E -0.56 24325/32,844 8
Horsham 001B -0.729 26558/32,844 9
Horsham 001A -0.75 26810/32,844 9
Horsham 001C -0.779 27173/32,844 9

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.