Deprivation Statistics for Southdown, Bath and North East Somerset

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Southdown, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Southdown, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bath and North East Somerset. 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 10 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 Southdown 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 Southdown. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Southdown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Southdown. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bath and North East Somerset.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bath and North East Somerset 015D 43.885 3278/32,844 1
Bath and North East Somerset 011A 27.85 9117/32,844 3
Bath and North East Somerset 014D 19.541 14778/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 015A 19.039 15206/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 013B 16.099 17849/32,844 6
Bath and North East Somerset 015B 9.318 25357/32,844 8
Bath and North East Somerset 014B 6.035 29433/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 013A 5.855 29622/32,844 10
Bath and North East Somerset 015C 4.401 31101/32,844 10
Bath and North East Somerset 013D 4.327 31182/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Southdown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Southdown. 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
Bath and North East Somerset 015D 0.292 2471/32,844 1
Bath and North East Somerset 011A 0.138 11672/32,844 4
Bath and North East Somerset 013B 0.124 13240/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 014D 0.12 13741/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 015A 0.118 13953/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 015B 0.072 21041/32,844 7
Bath and North East Somerset 014B 0.065 22632/32,844 7
Bath and North East Somerset 015C 0.045 27364/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 013A 0.043 27774/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 013D 0.032 30515/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Southdown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Southdown 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
Bath and North East Somerset 015D 0.174 4714/32,844 2
Bath and North East Somerset 011A 0.105 11675/32,844 4
Bath and North East Somerset 014D 0.104 11928/32,844 4
Bath and North East Somerset 015A 0.097 13033/32,844 4
Bath and North East Somerset 013B 0.077 17087/32,844 6
Bath and North East Somerset 015B 0.058 22165/32,844 7
Bath and North East Somerset 015C 0.037 28746/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 013A 0.035 29451/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 014B 0.033 29804/32,844 10
Bath and North East Somerset 013D 0.019 32349/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Southdown

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Southdown population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13587/32,844) in Southdown is less than the adult average rank (17965/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bath and North East Somerset 015D 76.449 434/32,844 1
Bath and North East Somerset 011A 57.312 2066/32,844 1
Bath and North East Somerset 015A 33.854 7149/32,844 3
Bath and North East Somerset 014D 22.039 12513/32,844 4
Bath and North East Somerset 013B 18.126 15054/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 015B 16.901 15886/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 015C 10.345 21506/32,844 7
Bath and North East Somerset 013D 7.872 24074/32,844 8
Bath and North East Somerset 013A 5.782 26405/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 014B 1.953 30943/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Southdown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Southdown. 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
Bath and North East Somerset 015D 0.755 6334/32,844 2
Bath and North East Somerset 011A 0.431 9933/32,844 4
Bath and North East Somerset 015A 0.131 14020/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 013B 0.066 14999/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 014D 0.039 15414/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 013A -0.468 22991/32,844 8
Bath and North East Somerset 014B -0.515 23624/32,844 8
Bath and North East Somerset 013D -0.764 26611/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 015B -0.783 26822/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 015C -0.919 28136/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Southdown

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 Southdown. 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
Bath and North East Somerset 011A 0.949 3941/32,844 2
Bath and North East Somerset 015D 0.741 6050/32,844 2
Bath and North East Somerset 015A 0.304 11883/32,844 4
Bath and North East Somerset 013B 0.257 12617/32,844 4
Bath and North East Somerset 014D 0.133 14599/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 015B -0.062 17574/32,844 6
Bath and North East Somerset 014B -0.071 17714/32,844 6
Bath and North East Somerset 013A -0.49 23640/32,844 8
Bath and North East Somerset 015C -0.513 23970/32,844 8
Bath and North East Somerset 013D -1.016 29230/32,844 9

There were 245 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Southdown in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Southdown

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Southdown. 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
Bath and North East Somerset 014D 21.707 14657/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 015D 20.851 15662/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 011A 15.155 22793/32,844 7
Bath and North East Somerset 013B 12.704 25756/32,844 8
Bath and North East Somerset 013D 11.873 26689/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 015A 11.085 27549/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 013A 10.614 28030/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 015B 10.041 28572/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 015C 9.202 29337/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 014B 9.028 29484/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Southdown

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Southdown. 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
Bath and North East Somerset 013A 0.528 8820/32,844 3
Bath and North East Somerset 013D 0.517 8954/32,844 3
Bath and North East Somerset 014D 0.398 10564/32,844 4
Bath and North East Somerset 014B 0.127 14487/32,844 5
Bath and North East Somerset 013B -0.088 17843/32,844 6
Bath and North East Somerset 015B -0.111 18214/32,844 6
Bath and North East Somerset 011A -0.156 18933/32,844 6
Bath and North East Somerset 015A -0.495 23861/32,844 8
Bath and North East Somerset 015D -0.589 25033/32,844 8
Bath and North East Somerset 015C -0.844 27722/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Southdown

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Southdown. 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
Bath and North East Somerset 013B -0.337 20969/32,844 7
Bath and North East Somerset 015A -0.776 27127/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 011A -0.872 28229/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 015D -0.878 28292/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 013A -0.982 29291/32,844 9
Bath and North East Somerset 014D -1.09 30175/32,844 10
Bath and North East Somerset 015C -1.091 30185/32,844 10
Bath and North East Somerset 014B -1.115 30382/32,844 10
Bath and North East Somerset 015B -1.128 30464/32,844 10
Bath and North East Somerset 013D -1.167 30706/32,844 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.