Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Sholing, Southampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Sholing, Southampton, Hampshire

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Sholing, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Southampton. 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 9 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 Sholing 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 Sholing. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Sholing

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Sholing. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Southampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Southampton 026B 31.276 7405/32,844 3
Southampton 030D 28.317 8871/32,844 3
Southampton 030B 26.114 10113/32,844 4
Southampton 026D 24.149 11290/32,844 4
Southampton 026E 23.617 11618/32,844 4
Southampton 030C 20.133 14228/32,844 5
Southampton 026A 14.924 18994/32,844 6
Southampton 026C 14.859 19057/32,844 6
Southampton 030A 14.567 19379/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Sholing

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Sholing. 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
Southampton 030B 0.161 9578/32,844 3
Southampton 030D 0.143 11162/32,844 4
Southampton 026B 0.126 12986/32,844 4
Southampton 026E 0.12 13636/32,844 5
Southampton 026D 0.108 15240/32,844 5
Southampton 030C 0.077 20062/32,844 7
Southampton 026A 0.071 21390/32,844 7
Southampton 026C 0.062 23292/32,844 8
Southampton 030A 0.054 25267/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Sholing

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Sholing 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
Southampton 026B 0.12 9659/32,844 3
Southampton 030D 0.104 11830/32,844 4
Southampton 026D 0.1 12616/32,844 4
Southampton 030B 0.096 13198/32,844 5
Southampton 026E 0.085 15160/32,844 5
Southampton 030C 0.073 18121/32,844 6
Southampton 026A 0.065 20229/32,844 7
Southampton 030A 0.052 24149/32,844 8
Southampton 026C 0.038 28523/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Sholing

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 Sholing population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8990/32,844) in Sholing is less than the adult average rank (12507/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Southampton 026E 44.202 4355/32,844 2
Southampton 030D 37.476 6061/32,844 2
Southampton 026D 33.013 7436/32,844 3
Southampton 030B 30.796 8263/32,844 3
Southampton 026C 26.118 10257/32,844 4
Southampton 026B 25.17 10743/32,844 4
Southampton 030C 18.427 14821/32,844 5
Southampton 026A 16.75 16001/32,844 5
Southampton 030A 16.187 16417/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Sholing

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Sholing. 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
Southampton 030D 0.791 5979/32,844 2
Southampton 026D 0.743 6437/32,844 2
Southampton 030B 0.532 8720/32,844 3
Southampton 026B 0.492 9193/32,844 3
Southampton 030C 0.331 11201/32,844 4
Southampton 026E 0.247 12390/32,844 4
Southampton 030A 0.168 13503/32,844 5
Southampton 026C 0.081 14805/32,844 5
Southampton 026A -0.183 18887/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Sholing

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Sholing. 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
Southampton 030C 0.912 4278/32,844 2
Southampton 026B 0.564 8211/32,844 3
Southampton 026C 0.562 8236/32,844 3
Southampton 030A 0.542 8506/32,844 3
Southampton 026E 0.495 9134/32,844 3
Southampton 030B 0.477 9381/32,844 3
Southampton 026D 0.471 9461/32,844 3
Southampton 026A 0.438 9932/32,844 4
Southampton 030D 0.326 11551/32,844 4

There were 382 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Sholing in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Sholing

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Sholing. 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
Southampton 030D 27.237 9040/32,844 3
Southampton 026E 26.586 9640/32,844 3
Southampton 026B 22.078 14230/32,844 5
Southampton 030A 21.295 15146/32,844 5
Southampton 026D 21.025 15476/32,844 5
Southampton 026A 19.688 17011/32,844 6
Southampton 030B 19.478 17298/32,844 6
Southampton 026C 18.817 18099/32,844 6
Southampton 030C 14.569 23579/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Sholing

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Sholing. 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
Southampton 026B 1.628 750/32,844 1
Southampton 030C 0.413 10340/32,844 4
Southampton 030B 0.252 12560/32,844 4
Southampton 030D 0.23 12874/32,844 4
Southampton 026C 0.193 13412/32,844 5
Southampton 030A 0.145 14203/32,844 5
Southampton 026A 0.005 16378/32,844 5
Southampton 026D -0.118 18323/32,844 6
Southampton 026E -0.819 27518/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Sholing

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Sholing. 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
Southampton 030C 1.526 1534/32,844 1
Southampton 030B 1.28 2547/32,844 1
Southampton 026A 1.216 2862/32,844 1
Southampton 026B 1.033 3919/32,844 2
Southampton 030D 0.987 4216/32,844 2
Southampton 030A 0.955 4459/32,844 2
Southampton 026D 0.855 5205/32,844 2
Southampton 026C 0.798 5662/32,844 2
Southampton 026E 0.624 7185/32,844 3

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.