Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Rushey Mead, Leicester

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Rushey Mead, Leicester, Leicestershire

We have used the 14 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Rushey Mead, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Leicester. 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 14 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 Rushey Mead 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 Rushey Mead. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Rushey Mead

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 Rushey Mead. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Leicester.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Leicester 006B 42.833 3513/32,844 2
Leicester 007A 35.507 5712/32,844 2
Leicester 005B 33 6671/32,844 3
Leicester 006A 29.768 8133/32,844 3
Leicester 007B 29.509 8255/32,844 3
Leicester 005A 27.795 9151/32,844 3
Leicester 007D 25.901 10258/32,844 4
Leicester 007E 24.443 11102/32,844 4
Leicester 002B 23.252 11886/32,844 4
Leicester 005C 21.546 13144/32,844 5
Leicester 005D 21.366 13257/32,844 5
Leicester 002C 16.995 16997/32,844 6
Leicester 006E 16.5 17469/32,844 6
Leicester 007C 16.434 17528/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Rushey Mead

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Rushey Mead. 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
Leicester 006B 0.304 2085/32,844 1
Leicester 007B 0.249 4089/32,844 2
Leicester 007A 0.247 4167/32,844 2
Leicester 005B 0.22 5506/32,844 2
Leicester 006A 0.217 5696/32,844 2
Leicester 007D 0.194 7042/32,844 3
Leicester 005A 0.188 7442/32,844 3
Leicester 007E 0.188 7461/32,844 3
Leicester 002B 0.169 8871/32,844 3
Leicester 005C 0.156 9984/32,844 4
Leicester 005D 0.153 10188/32,844 4
Leicester 002C 0.121 13526/32,844 5
Leicester 007C 0.11 14910/32,844 5
Leicester 006E 0.106 15541/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Rushey Mead

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rushey Mead 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
Leicester 006B 0.203 2995/32,844 1
Leicester 005B 0.165 5376/32,844 2
Leicester 007A 0.153 6277/32,844 2
Leicester 006A 0.141 7427/32,844 3
Leicester 007B 0.115 10300/32,844 4
Leicester 005A 0.115 10310/32,844 4
Leicester 005C 0.112 10764/32,844 4
Leicester 007D 0.111 10919/32,844 4
Leicester 002B 0.103 12017/32,844 4
Leicester 005D 0.095 13467/32,844 5
Leicester 007E 0.093 13756/32,844 5
Leicester 002C 0.093 13856/32,844 5
Leicester 006E 0.083 15669/32,844 5
Leicester 007C 0.074 17643/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rushey Mead

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 Rushey Mead population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20764/32,844) in Rushey Mead is more than the adult average rank (3573/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Leicester 007A 48.894 3445/32,844 2
Leicester 007B 43.681 4487/32,844 2
Leicester 006A 39.535 5483/32,844 2
Leicester 006B 38.49 5773/32,844 2
Leicester 007E 38.208 5847/32,844 2
Leicester 005A 35.735 6539/32,844 2
Leicester 007D 34.502 6945/32,844 3
Leicester 005D 32.33 7694/32,844 3
Leicester 005B 30.034 8543/32,844 3
Leicester 007C 26.636 10006/32,844 4
Leicester 005C 22.084 12489/32,844 4
Leicester 002B 19.741 13918/32,844 5
Leicester 006E 19.18 14272/32,844 5
Leicester 002C 18.161 15032/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rushey Mead

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Rushey Mead. 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
Leicester 006B 1.209 2810/32,844 1
Leicester 005B 0.966 4488/32,844 2
Leicester 007A 0.551 8498/32,844 3
Leicester 006A 0.497 9128/32,844 3
Leicester 005A 0.438 9849/32,844 3
Leicester 007D 0.327 11256/32,844 4
Leicester 005C 0.269 12070/32,844 4
Leicester 007B 0.257 12224/32,844 4
Leicester 002B 0.239 12532/32,844 4
Leicester 002C 0.233 12621/32,844 4
Leicester 007E -0.029 16443/32,844 6
Leicester 005D -0.103 17612/32,844 6
Leicester 006E -0.182 18874/32,844 6
Leicester 007C -0.315 20886/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Rushey Mead

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 Rushey Mead. 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
Leicester 007A 0.482 9311/32,844 3
Leicester 007D 0.473 9433/32,844 3
Leicester 005A 0.464 9566/32,844 3
Leicester 002B 0.432 10016/32,844 4
Leicester 006B 0.431 10030/32,844 4
Leicester 005B 0.375 10808/32,844 4
Leicester 006E 0.287 12138/32,844 4
Leicester 005D 0.273 12342/32,844 4
Leicester 005C 0.218 13222/32,844 5
Leicester 007C 0.084 15359/32,844 5
Leicester 006A 0.059 15747/32,844 5
Leicester 007E 0.04 16038/32,844 5
Leicester 007B -0.071 17709/32,844 6
Leicester 002C -0.101 18141/32,844 6

There were 342 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rushey Mead in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rushey Mead

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rushey Mead. 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
Leicester 006B 18.76 18162/32,844 6
Leicester 005B 18.234 18819/32,844 6
Leicester 007A 18.198 18868/32,844 6
Leicester 006A 17.128 20277/32,844 7
Leicester 002B 16.96 20487/32,844 7
Leicester 006E 15.346 22554/32,844 7
Leicester 007E 14.868 23210/32,844 8
Leicester 005C 14.696 23405/32,844 8
Leicester 007D 14.022 24201/32,844 8
Leicester 007B 13.914 24343/32,844 8
Leicester 002C 13.33 25025/32,844 8
Leicester 005A 12.3 26223/32,844 8
Leicester 005D 11.45 27175/32,844 9
Leicester 007C 9.864 28723/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rushey Mead

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rushey Mead. 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
Leicester 007E 0.602 7918/32,844 3
Leicester 005A 0.536 8728/32,844 3
Leicester 007C 0.465 9667/32,844 3
Leicester 007B 0.345 11281/32,844 4
Leicester 005D 0.282 12107/32,844 4
Leicester 007A 0.248 12630/32,844 4
Leicester 005B 0.145 14200/32,844 5
Leicester 002B -0.017 16744/32,844 6
Leicester 006A -0.135 18577/32,844 6
Leicester 006E -0.159 18985/32,844 6
Leicester 005C -0.17 19152/32,844 6
Leicester 007D -0.181 19329/32,844 6
Leicester 006B -0.215 19852/32,844 7
Leicester 002C -0.355 21933/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rushey Mead

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rushey Mead. 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
Leicester 002B 1.272 2592/32,844 1
Leicester 006E 0.896 4874/32,844 2
Leicester 007A 0.802 5630/32,844 2
Leicester 006A 0.775 5851/32,844 2
Leicester 005A 0.662 6831/32,844 3
Leicester 006B 0.661 6841/32,844 3
Leicester 007B 0.66 6853/32,844 3
Leicester 007E 0.612 7316/32,844 3
Leicester 005D 0.549 7899/32,844 3
Leicester 007D 0.511 8294/32,844 3
Leicester 007C 0.373 9852/32,844 3
Leicester 005C 0.342 10216/32,844 4
Leicester 002C 0.233 11663/32,844 4
Leicester 005B 0.124 13247/32,844 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.