Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Southcote, Reading

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Southcote, Reading, Berkshire

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Southcote, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Reading. 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 6 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 Southcote 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 Southcote. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Southcote

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Southcote. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Reading.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Reading 015B 43.914 3271/32,844 1
Reading 015D 32.552 6860/32,844 3
Reading 015E 28.845 8578/32,844 3
Reading 015C 25.528 10460/32,844 4
Reading 015A 20.953 13585/32,844 5
Reading 015F 5.289 30231/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Southcote

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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 Southcote. 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
Reading 015B 0.293 2442/32,844 1
Reading 015D 0.203 6476/32,844 2
Reading 015E 0.171 8693/32,844 3
Reading 015A 0.12 13692/32,844 5
Reading 015C 0.095 17128/32,844 6
Reading 015F 0.026 31468/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Southcote

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Southcote 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
Reading 015B 0.196 3353/32,844 2
Reading 015D 0.149 6623/32,844 3
Reading 015E 0.11 11066/32,844 4
Reading 015C 0.094 13508/32,844 5
Reading 015A 0.086 15082/32,844 5
Reading 015F 0.038 28490/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Southcote

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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 Southcote population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11988/32,844) in Southcote is more than the adult average rank (10780/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Reading 015B 49.22 3393/32,844 2
Reading 015E 41.489 4999/32,844 2
Reading 015D 31.708 7917/32,844 3
Reading 015C 28.18 9322/32,844 3
Reading 015A 15.073 17305/32,844 6
Reading 015F 6.386 25738/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Southcote

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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 Southcote. 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
Reading 015B 1.044 3911/32,844 2
Reading 015E 0.611 7801/32,844 3
Reading 015D 0.424 10020/32,844 4
Reading 015C 0.383 10561/32,844 4
Reading 015A 0.109 14376/32,844 5
Reading 015F -0.678 25690/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Southcote

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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 Southcote. 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
Reading 015C 1.036 3248/32,844 1
Reading 015E 0.59 7865/32,844 3
Reading 015B 0.423 10115/32,844 4
Reading 015A 0.381 10729/32,844 4
Reading 015D -0.091 18000/32,844 6
Reading 015F -0.321 21335/32,844 7

There were 782 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Southcote in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Southcote

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Southcote. 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
Reading 015D 45.737 934/32,844 1
Reading 015C 35.512 3851/32,844 2
Reading 015A 34.227 4467/32,844 2
Reading 015B 30.942 6320/32,844 2
Reading 015E 26.891 9377/32,844 3
Reading 015F 18.163 18921/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Southcote

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Southcote. 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
Reading 015A -0.04 17078/32,844 6
Reading 015E -0.07 17569/32,844 6
Reading 015C -0.119 18332/32,844 6
Reading 015B -0.296 21090/32,844 7
Reading 015F -0.363 22038/32,844 7
Reading 015D -0.956 28697/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Southcote

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Southcote. 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
Reading 015A 0.559 7801/32,844 3
Reading 015C 0.351 10096/32,844 4
Reading 015B 0.23 11718/32,844 4
Reading 015F -0.062 16307/32,844 5
Reading 015E -0.065 16364/32,844 5
Reading 015D -0.09 16817/32,844 6

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.