Deprivation Statistics for Silsoe and Shillington, Central Bedfordshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Silsoe and Shillington, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Silsoe and Shillington

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Silsoe and Shillington. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Central Bedfordshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Central Bedfordshire 011E 8.815 26036/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 011F 7.568 27605/32,844 9
Central Bedfordshire 017D 7.541 27645/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Silsoe and Shillington

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Silsoe and Shillington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 011F 0.065 22519/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 017D 0.057 24522/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 011E 0.031 30565/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Silsoe and Shillington

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Silsoe and Shillington 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
Central Bedfordshire 011F 0.047 25791/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 017D 0.046 25990/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 011E 0.031 30280/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Silsoe and Shillington

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Silsoe and Shillington population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (23320/32,844) in Silsoe and Shillington is less than the adult average rank (26289/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Central Bedfordshire 011F 8.922 22950/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 011E 6.33 25804/32,844 8
Central Bedfordshire 017D 4.228 28255/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Silsoe and Shillington

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Silsoe and Shillington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 011E -1.016 28964/32,844 9
Central Bedfordshire 017D -1.126 29780/32,844 10
Central Bedfordshire 011F -1.279 30758/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Silsoe and Shillington

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Silsoe and Shillington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 017D -0.319 21316/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 011F -0.87 27973/32,844 9
Central Bedfordshire 011E -1.624 32126/32,844 10

There were 7 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Silsoe and Shillington in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Silsoe and Shillington

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Silsoe and Shillington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 011E 39.361 2386/32,844 1
Central Bedfordshire 017D 26.322 9875/32,844 4
Central Bedfordshire 011F 22.307 13959/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Silsoe and Shillington

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Silsoe and Shillington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 011E 0.436 10037/32,844 4
Central Bedfordshire 011F 0.006 16373/32,844 5
Central Bedfordshire 017D -0.473 23553/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Silsoe and Shillington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Silsoe and Shillington. 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
Central Bedfordshire 017D -0.065 16369/32,844 5
Central Bedfordshire 011F -0.398 21994/32,844 7
Central Bedfordshire 011E -0.615 25106/32,844 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.