Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Shrub End, Colchester

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Shrub End, Colchester, Essex

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Shrub End, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Colchester. 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 7 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 Shrub End 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 Shrub End. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Shrub End

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Shrub End. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Colchester.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Colchester 015A 33.411 6502/32,844 2
Colchester 015C 31.048 7520/32,844 3
Colchester 018F 24.756 10913/32,844 4
Colchester 015G 17.79 16322/32,844 5
Colchester 015E 17.187 16824/32,844 6
Colchester 015D 16.856 17127/32,844 6
Colchester 013D 11.025 23311/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Shrub End

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Shrub End. 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
Colchester 015A 0.246 4237/32,844 2
Colchester 015C 0.207 6229/32,844 2
Colchester 018F 0.163 9347/32,844 3
Colchester 015G 0.121 13551/32,844 5
Colchester 013D 0.104 15749/32,844 5
Colchester 015E 0.097 16792/32,844 6
Colchester 015D 0.096 16855/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Shrub End

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Shrub End 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
Colchester 015C 0.186 3961/32,844 2
Colchester 015A 0.158 5864/32,844 2
Colchester 018F 0.112 10812/32,844 4
Colchester 015D 0.084 15398/32,844 5
Colchester 015E 0.083 15678/32,844 5
Colchester 015G 0.078 16770/32,844 6
Colchester 013D 0.059 21865/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Shrub End

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Shrub End population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9442/32,844) in Shrub End is less than the adult average rank (13192/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Colchester 015A 46.818 3796/32,844 2
Colchester 015C 31.854 7872/32,844 3
Colchester 018F 29.546 8766/32,844 3
Colchester 015E 26.781 9929/32,844 4
Colchester 015G 25.461 10591/32,844 4
Colchester 015D 23.233 11772/32,844 4
Colchester 013D 7.132 24900/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Shrub End

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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 Shrub End. 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
Colchester 015A 0.806 5849/32,844 2
Colchester 015C 0.547 8545/32,844 3
Colchester 015E 0.206 12982/32,844 4
Colchester 018F 0.2 13054/32,844 4
Colchester 015D 0.129 14036/32,844 5
Colchester 015G 0.009 15859/32,844 5
Colchester 013D -0.474 23058/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Shrub End

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Shrub End. 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
Colchester 015C 0.121 14802/32,844 5
Colchester 018F 0.004 16616/32,844 6
Colchester 015A -0.07 17699/32,844 6
Colchester 015D -0.123 18497/32,844 6
Colchester 015G -0.159 19018/32,844 6
Colchester 013D -0.32 21330/32,844 7
Colchester 015E -0.352 21766/32,844 7

There were 69 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Shrub End in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Shrub End

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Shrub End. 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
Colchester 018F 34.737 4202/32,844 2
Colchester 015G 28.269 8208/32,844 3
Colchester 015E 25.414 10732/32,844 4
Colchester 015D 24.251 11885/32,844 4
Colchester 013D 22.832 13387/32,844 5
Colchester 015C 20.781 15734/32,844 5
Colchester 015A 20.042 16597/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Shrub End

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Shrub End. 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
Colchester 013D -0.293 21030/32,844 7
Colchester 015D -0.36 21998/32,844 7
Colchester 015C -0.402 22580/32,844 7
Colchester 018F -0.624 25461/32,844 8
Colchester 015G -0.637 25613/32,844 8
Colchester 015A -0.641 25658/32,844 8
Colchester 015E -0.647 25730/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Shrub End

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Shrub End. 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
Colchester 015C -0.207 18760/32,844 6
Colchester 015D -0.372 21557/32,844 7
Colchester 015E -0.383 21760/32,844 7
Colchester 018F -0.467 23034/32,844 8
Colchester 015A -0.571 24483/32,844 8
Colchester 013D -0.74 26690/32,844 9
Colchester 015G -1.031 29709/32,844 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.