Deprivation Statistics for Royston Palace, North Hertfordshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Royston Palace, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Royston Palace

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Royston Palace. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of North Hertfordshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
North Hertfordshire 001B 20.61 13843/32,844 5
North Hertfordshire 001C 9.736 24835/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 001A 7.647 27491/32,844 9
North Hertfordshire 002C 6.756 28603/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Royston Palace

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 Royston Palace. 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
North Hertfordshire 001B 0.146 10863/32,844 4
North Hertfordshire 001A 0.058 24094/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 001C 0.058 24250/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 002C 0.056 24786/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Royston Palace

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Royston Palace 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
North Hertfordshire 001B 0.116 10242/32,844 4
North Hertfordshire 001A 0.051 24263/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 001C 0.041 27732/32,844 9
North Hertfordshire 002C 0.037 28688/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Royston Palace

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Royston Palace population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11146/32,844) in Royston Palace is less than the adult average rank (17325/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
North Hertfordshire 001B 38.333 5814/32,844 2
North Hertfordshire 001C 23.51 11609/32,844 4
North Hertfordshire 002C 13.732 18385/32,844 6
North Hertfordshire 001A 11.062 20838/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Royston Palace

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Royston Palace. 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
North Hertfordshire 001B -0.188 18960/32,844 6
North Hertfordshire 002C -0.454 22814/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 001C -0.542 23969/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 001A -0.863 27622/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Royston Palace

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 Royston Palace. 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
North Hertfordshire 001A -0.271 20632/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 001B -0.561 24597/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 001C -0.626 25386/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 002C -0.911 28357/32,844 9

There were 85 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Royston Palace in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Royston Palace

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Royston Palace. 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
North Hertfordshire 001C 18.179 18895/32,844 6
North Hertfordshire 002C 17.717 19501/32,844 6
North Hertfordshire 001B 17.383 19953/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 001A 16.616 20902/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Royston Palace

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Royston Palace. 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
North Hertfordshire 001C 0.293 11960/32,844 4
North Hertfordshire 001A -0.334 21649/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 002C -0.529 24254/32,844 8
North Hertfordshire 001B -0.537 24374/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Royston Palace

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Royston Palace. 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
North Hertfordshire 001B -0.109 17151/32,844 6
North Hertfordshire 001A -0.253 19528/32,844 6
North Hertfordshire 001C -0.27 19810/32,844 7
North Hertfordshire 002C -0.684 25969/32,844 8

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.