Deprivation Statistics for St Margaret and South Marston, Swindon

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in St Margaret and South Marston, Swindon, Wiltshire

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in St Margaret and South Marston, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Swindon. 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 8 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 St Margaret and South Marston 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 St Margaret and South Marston. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in St Margaret and South Marston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for St Margaret and South Marston. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Swindon.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Swindon 009F 17.827 16290/32,844 5
Swindon 009E 15.476 18469/32,844 6
Swindon 009D 13.693 20271/32,844 7
Swindon 009B 12.046 22121/32,844 7
Swindon 009A 10.86 23489/32,844 8
Swindon 008A 10.276 24169/32,844 8
Swindon 009C 9.852 24693/32,844 8
Swindon 005C 9.476 25154/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in St Margaret and South Marston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in St Margaret and South Marston. 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
Swindon 009F 0.106 15449/32,844 5
Swindon 009E 0.075 20401/32,844 7
Swindon 008A 0.067 22109/32,844 7
Swindon 009C 0.055 24945/32,844 8
Swindon 009D 0.053 25524/32,844 8
Swindon 009B 0.051 25814/32,844 8
Swindon 009A 0.05 26153/32,844 8
Swindon 005C 0.044 27558/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in St Margaret and South Marston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in St Margaret and South Marston 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
Swindon 009F 0.1 12537/32,844 4
Swindon 009E 0.083 15765/32,844 5
Swindon 009D 0.064 20369/32,844 7
Swindon 009B 0.059 21697/32,844 7
Swindon 009A 0.055 23009/32,844 8
Swindon 008A 0.053 23647/32,844 8
Swindon 009C 0.044 26569/32,844 9
Swindon 005C 0.042 27364/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in St Margaret and South Marston

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the St Margaret and South Marston population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17878/32,844) in St Margaret and South Marston is more than the adult average rank (13855/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Swindon 009B 23.96 11378/32,844 4
Swindon 009A 20.362 13565/32,844 5
Swindon 009E 19.726 13925/32,844 5
Swindon 005C 18.733 14605/32,844 5
Swindon 009C 15.896 16661/32,844 6
Swindon 009F 15.804 16746/32,844 6
Swindon 009D 14.909 17414/32,844 6
Swindon 008A 7.819 24124/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in St Margaret and South Marston

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 St Margaret and South Marston. 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
Swindon 009E 0.112 14329/32,844 5
Swindon 009F 0.076 14863/32,844 5
Swindon 009D 0.042 15356/32,844 5
Swindon 005C -0.342 21329/32,844 7
Swindon 009C -0.354 21508/32,844 7
Swindon 009B -0.385 21921/32,844 7
Swindon 009A -0.609 24829/32,844 8
Swindon 008A -0.615 24886/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in St Margaret and South Marston

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 St Margaret and South Marston. 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
Swindon 009D 0.675 6785/32,844 3
Swindon 009F 0.287 12136/32,844 4
Swindon 009B 0.155 14237/32,844 5
Swindon 005C 0.148 14342/32,844 5
Swindon 009A -0.095 18055/32,844 6
Swindon 009E -0.165 19130/32,844 6
Swindon 009C -0.29 20897/32,844 7
Swindon 008A -0.494 23696/32,844 8

There were 128 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers St Margaret and South Marston in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in St Margaret and South Marston

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in St Margaret and South Marston. 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
Swindon 008A 33.633 4757/32,844 2
Swindon 009C 24.46 11672/32,844 4
Swindon 009F 23.766 12375/32,844 4
Swindon 009E 23.717 12420/32,844 4
Swindon 009B 22.499 13754/32,844 5
Swindon 005C 21.593 14788/32,844 5
Swindon 009A 21.571 14816/32,844 5
Swindon 009D 21.017 15484/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in St Margaret and South Marston

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in St Margaret and South Marston. 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
Swindon 009E -0.153 18886/32,844 6
Swindon 009A -0.239 20227/32,844 7
Swindon 009B -0.764 26989/32,844 9
Swindon 005C -0.86 27861/32,844 9
Swindon 009F -0.916 28327/32,844 9
Swindon 009D -0.926 28420/32,844 9
Swindon 008A -1.125 29877/32,844 10
Swindon 009C -1.28 30687/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in St Margaret and South Marston

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in St Margaret and South Marston. 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
Swindon 009C 0.643 7020/32,844 3
Swindon 009A 0.563 7751/32,844 3
Swindon 009D 0.502 8397/32,844 3
Swindon 009B 0.177 12455/32,844 4
Swindon 009F 0.071 14150/32,844 5
Swindon 009E -0.026 15725/32,844 5
Swindon 005C -0.069 16436/32,844 6
Swindon 008A -0.645 25490/32,844 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.