Deprivation Statistics Comparison for South Oxhey, Three Rivers

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in South Oxhey, Three Rivers, Hertfordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in South Oxhey

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 South Oxhey. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Three Rivers.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Three Rivers 012D 39.977 4265/32,844 2
Three Rivers 012B 24.438 11106/32,844 4
Three Rivers 012C 18.618 15561/32,844 5
Three Rivers 012A 18.526 15658/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in South Oxhey

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 South Oxhey. 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
Three Rivers 012D 0.262 3512/32,844 2
Three Rivers 012B 0.16 9625/32,844 3
Three Rivers 012C 0.131 12407/32,844 4
Three Rivers 012A 0.117 14108/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in South Oxhey

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in South Oxhey 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
Three Rivers 012D 0.202 3010/32,844 1
Three Rivers 012B 0.122 9428/32,844 3
Three Rivers 012C 0.099 12658/32,844 4
Three Rivers 012A 0.095 13415/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in South Oxhey

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the South Oxhey population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7661/32,844) in South Oxhey is more than the adult average rank (5854/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Three Rivers 012D 49.194 3394/32,844 2
Three Rivers 012B 44.424 4303/32,844 2
Three Rivers 012A 30.322 8426/32,844 3
Three Rivers 012C 26.286 10162/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in South Oxhey

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 South Oxhey. 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
Three Rivers 012D 0.685 7017/32,844 3
Three Rivers 012B 0.082 14775/32,844 5
Three Rivers 012C -0.423 22420/32,844 7
Three Rivers 012A -0.5 23428/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in South Oxhey

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in South Oxhey. 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
Three Rivers 012D 0.548 8428/32,844 3
Three Rivers 012C 0.046 15947/32,844 5
Three Rivers 012B -0.01 16832/32,844 6
Three Rivers 012A -0.301 21051/32,844 7

There were 127 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers South Oxhey in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in South Oxhey

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in South Oxhey. 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
Three Rivers 012A 27.228 9054/32,844 3
Three Rivers 012B 22.809 13404/32,844 5
Three Rivers 012D 22.802 13412/32,844 5
Three Rivers 012C 21.907 14433/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in South Oxhey

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in South Oxhey. 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
Three Rivers 012A 0.074 15293/32,844 5
Three Rivers 012D 0.06 15519/32,844 5
Three Rivers 012C 0.013 16250/32,844 5
Three Rivers 012B -0.895 28154/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in South Oxhey

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in South Oxhey. 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
Three Rivers 012D -0.297 20294/32,844 7
Three Rivers 012C -0.627 25272/32,844 8
Three Rivers 012B -0.671 25821/32,844 8
Three Rivers 012A -0.752 26841/32,844 9

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.