Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Sprites, Ipswich

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Sprites, Ipswich, Suffolk

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Sprites, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Ipswich. 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 5 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 Sprites 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 Sprites. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Sprites

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 Sprites. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Ipswich.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Ipswich 013A 47.808 2514/32,844 1
Ipswich 013C 36.592 5345/32,844 2
Ipswich 013B 36.572 5348/32,844 2
Ipswich 013E 19.065 15179/32,844 5
Ipswich 013D 9.689 24900/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Sprites

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 Sprites. 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
Ipswich 013A 0.254 3847/32,844 2
Ipswich 013B 0.215 5802/32,844 2
Ipswich 013C 0.203 6456/32,844 2
Ipswich 013E 0.106 15510/32,844 5
Ipswich 013D 0.047 26819/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Sprites

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Sprites 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
Ipswich 013A 0.267 911/32,844 1
Ipswich 013C 0.17 4995/32,844 2
Ipswich 013B 0.169 5064/32,844 2
Ipswich 013E 0.102 12122/32,844 4
Ipswich 013D 0.054 23399/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Sprites

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Sprites population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8441/32,844) in Sprites is more than the adult average rank (4160/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Ipswich 013C 65.518 1143/32,844 1
Ipswich 013B 52.37 2826/32,844 1
Ipswich 013A 51.136 3041/32,844 1
Ipswich 013E 33.112 7402/32,844 3
Ipswich 013D 20.298 13604/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Sprites

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Sprites. 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
Ipswich 013A 1.279 2458/32,844 1
Ipswich 013B 1.127 3333/32,844 2
Ipswich 013C 0.999 4231/32,844 2
Ipswich 013E 0.134 13975/32,844 5
Ipswich 013D -0.027 16419/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Sprites

6
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 Sprites. 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
Ipswich 013A 0.774 5687/32,844 2
Ipswich 013B 0.467 9515/32,844 3
Ipswich 013C 0.12 14814/32,844 5
Ipswich 013E 0.086 15336/32,844 5
Ipswich 013D -0.152 18918/32,844 6

There were 182 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Sprites in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Sprites

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Sprites. 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
Ipswich 013A 20.074 16558/32,844 6
Ipswich 013B 14.356 23814/32,844 8
Ipswich 013C 13.995 24239/32,844 8
Ipswich 013E 13.48 24847/32,844 8
Ipswich 013D 7.839 30446/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Sprites

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Sprites. 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
Ipswich 013B 0.269 12308/32,844 4
Ipswich 013C 0.168 13857/32,844 5
Ipswich 013E 0.022 16110/32,844 5
Ipswich 013A -0.011 16636/32,844 6
Ipswich 013D -0.07 17568/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Sprites

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Sprites. 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
Ipswich 013B -0.502 23509/32,844 8
Ipswich 013C -0.529 23892/32,844 8
Ipswich 013A -0.539 24029/32,844 8
Ipswich 013E -0.562 24362/32,844 8
Ipswich 013D -0.57 24465/32,844 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.