Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Rothbury, Northumberland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Rothbury, Northumberland, Northumberland

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Rothbury, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Northumberland. 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 3 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 Rothbury 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 Rothbury. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Rothbury

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Rothbury. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Northumberland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Northumberland 007D 24.305 11179/32,844 4
Northumberland 007B 18.302 15867/32,844 5
Northumberland 007C 8.608 26291/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Rothbury

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 Rothbury. 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
Northumberland 007B 0.084 18935/32,844 6
Northumberland 007D 0.074 20665/32,844 7
Northumberland 007C 0.053 25338/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Rothbury

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rothbury 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
Northumberland 007B 0.075 17625/32,844 6
Northumberland 007D 0.068 19262/32,844 6
Northumberland 007C 0.054 23335/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rothbury

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Rothbury population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (22858/32,844) in Rothbury is less than the adult average rank (24063/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Northumberland 007D 12.314 19652/32,844 6
Northumberland 007B 8.928 22943/32,844 7
Northumberland 007C 2.845 29925/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rothbury

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Rothbury. 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
Northumberland 007B -0.144 18294/32,844 6
Northumberland 007D -0.162 18569/32,844 6
Northumberland 007C -0.557 24142/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Rothbury

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Rothbury. 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
Northumberland 007D -0.918 28412/32,844 9
Northumberland 007C -0.919 28416/32,844 9
Northumberland 007B -1.475 31701/32,844 10

There were 6 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rothbury in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rothbury

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rothbury. 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
Northumberland 007D 51.968 154/32,844 1
Northumberland 007B 48.831 471/32,844 1
Northumberland 007C 27.956 8482/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rothbury

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rothbury. 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
Northumberland 007D 1.894 327/32,844 1
Northumberland 007B 0.56 8423/32,844 3
Northumberland 007C 0.33 11484/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rothbury

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rothbury. 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
Northumberland 007B -1.419 31943/32,844 10
Northumberland 007D -1.742 32646/32,844 10
Northumberland 007C -1.921 32787/32,844 10

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.