Deprivation Statistics Comparison for St Margaret’s, Ipswich

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in St Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in St Margaret's, 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 St Margaret's 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's. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in St Margaret's

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's. 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 005D 29.244 8383/32,844 3
Ipswich 005A 13.412 20606/32,844 7
Ipswich 005C 10.775 23574/32,844 8
Ipswich 005E 6.709 28649/32,844 9
Ipswich 005B 6.654 28715/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in St Margaret's

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's. 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 005D 0.16 9646/32,844 3
Ipswich 005A 0.077 20077/32,844 7
Ipswich 005C 0.053 25413/32,844 8
Ipswich 005E 0.034 29994/32,844 10
Ipswich 005B 0.031 30699/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in St Margaret's

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in St Margaret's 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 005D 0.104 11833/32,844 4
Ipswich 005A 0.055 23160/32,844 8
Ipswich 005E 0.038 28563/32,844 9
Ipswich 005B 0.037 28743/32,844 9
Ipswich 005C 0.032 30161/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in St Margaret's

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the St Margaret's population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (26025/32,844) in St Margaret's is less than the adult average rank (27527/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Ipswich 005D 14.324 17884/32,844 6
Ipswich 005A 5.39 26850/32,844 9
Ipswich 005C 2.653 30157/32,844 10
Ipswich 005E 1.939 30960/32,844 10
Ipswich 005B 1.441 31528/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in St Margaret's

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 St Margaret's. 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 005D 0.219 12798/32,844 4
Ipswich 005C 0.071 14937/32,844 5
Ipswich 005A -0.117 17854/32,844 6
Ipswich 005B -0.413 22293/32,844 7
Ipswich 005E -0.625 25025/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in St Margaret's

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 St Margaret's. 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 005D 1.122 2666/32,844 1
Ipswich 005C 0.634 7275/32,844 3
Ipswich 005A 0.373 10836/32,844 4
Ipswich 005E -0.335 21526/32,844 7
Ipswich 005B -0.405 22498/32,844 7

There were 546 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers St Margaret's in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in St Margaret's

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in St Margaret's. 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 005E 29.356 7399/32,844 3
Ipswich 005B 25.117 10994/32,844 4
Ipswich 005A 19.625 17102/32,844 6
Ipswich 005D 19.572 17173/32,844 6
Ipswich 005C 12.066 26489/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in St Margaret's

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in St Margaret's. 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 005D 1.678 647/32,844 1
Ipswich 005A 0.911 4596/32,844 2
Ipswich 005C 0.649 7353/32,844 3
Ipswich 005B 0.142 14250/32,844 5
Ipswich 005E -0.924 28405/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in St Margaret's

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in St Margaret's. 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 005C 0.266 11184/32,844 4
Ipswich 005E 0.085 13914/32,844 5
Ipswich 005D -0.239 19307/32,844 6
Ipswich 005B -0.294 20259/32,844 7
Ipswich 005A -0.463 22968/32,844 7

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.