Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Romsey, Cambridge

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Romsey, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Romsey

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Romsey. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cambridge.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cambridge 009C 20.231 14147/32,844 5
Cambridge 009A 17.4 16640/32,844 6
Cambridge 009D 11.845 22349/32,844 7
Cambridge 009E 11.063 23262/32,844 8
Cambridge 009B 6.658 28709/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Romsey

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 Romsey. 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
Cambridge 009C 0.118 13901/32,844 5
Cambridge 009A 0.087 18433/32,844 6
Cambridge 009E 0.045 27368/32,844 9
Cambridge 009D 0.037 29324/32,844 9
Cambridge 009B 0.025 31661/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Romsey

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Romsey 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
Cambridge 009C 0.087 14823/32,844 5
Cambridge 009A 0.064 20352/32,844 7
Cambridge 009D 0.037 28678/32,844 9
Cambridge 009E 0.037 28810/32,844 9
Cambridge 009B 0.018 32390/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Romsey

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Romsey population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20529/32,844) in Romsey is less than the adult average rank (30949/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cambridge 009C 18.404 14836/32,844 5
Cambridge 009A 15.484 16999/32,844 6
Cambridge 009B 4.086 28433/32,844 9
Cambridge 009E 0.943 32087/32,844 10
Cambridge 009D 0.35 32648/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Romsey

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 Romsey. 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
Cambridge 009C 0.228 12664/32,844 4
Cambridge 009A -0.005 16093/32,844 5
Cambridge 009D -0.098 17530/32,844 6
Cambridge 009E -0.246 19809/32,844 7
Cambridge 009B -0.651 25352/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Romsey

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Romsey. 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
Cambridge 009A 0.413 10257/32,844 4
Cambridge 009C 0.273 12346/32,844 4
Cambridge 009E 0.189 13688/32,844 5
Cambridge 009D 0.076 15474/32,844 5
Cambridge 009B -0.27 20615/32,844 7

There were 661 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Romsey in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Romsey

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Romsey. 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
Cambridge 009D 19.758 16933/32,844 6
Cambridge 009A 19.394 17403/32,844 6
Cambridge 009C 19.308 17511/32,844 6
Cambridge 009E 18.347 18676/32,844 6
Cambridge 009B 17.532 19749/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Romsey

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Romsey. 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
Cambridge 009D 1.332 1733/32,844 1
Cambridge 009E 1.106 3076/32,844 1
Cambridge 009A 1 3861/32,844 2
Cambridge 009C 0.758 6138/32,844 2
Cambridge 009B 0.715 6615/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Romsey

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Romsey. 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
Cambridge 009E 0.466 8760/32,844 3
Cambridge 009B 0.363 9947/32,844 4
Cambridge 009C 0.272 11108/32,844 4
Cambridge 009D 0.265 11200/32,844 4
Cambridge 009A 0.246 11488/32,844 4

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.