Deprivation Statistics for St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, Devon

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

How grim is your Postcode?

Overall Deprivation in St Peter and the Waterfront

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for St Peter and the Waterfront. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Plymouth.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Plymouth 029C 72.714 163/32,844 1
Plymouth 029B 68.64 321/32,844 1
Plymouth 027C 56.949 1229/32,844 1
Plymouth 029A 55.732 1384/32,844 1
Plymouth 027G 41.778 3793/32,844 2
Plymouth 027E 36.862 5247/32,844 2
Plymouth 029E 36.664 5320/32,844 2
Plymouth 029D 34.088 6238/32,844 2
Plymouth 027B 21.899 12840/32,844 4
Plymouth 027F 19.831 14499/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in St Peter and the Waterfront

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in St Peter and the Waterfront. 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
Plymouth 029C 0.451 132/32,844 1
Plymouth 029B 0.411 317/32,844 1
Plymouth 027C 0.333 1367/32,844 1
Plymouth 029A 0.274 3089/32,844 1
Plymouth 027G 0.268 3285/32,844 2
Plymouth 027E 0.192 7180/32,844 3
Plymouth 029D 0.187 7563/32,844 3
Plymouth 029E 0.161 9561/32,844 3
Plymouth 027B 0.096 16934/32,844 6
Plymouth 027F 0.092 17545/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in St Peter and the Waterfront

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in St Peter and the Waterfront 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
Plymouth 029C 0.378 59/32,844 1
Plymouth 029B 0.324 251/32,844 1
Plymouth 027C 0.27 862/32,844 1
Plymouth 029A 0.241 1561/32,844 1
Plymouth 027G 0.177 4528/32,844 2
Plymouth 027E 0.168 5134/32,844 2
Plymouth 029D 0.163 5509/32,844 2
Plymouth 029E 0.147 6856/32,844 3
Plymouth 027F 0.064 20412/32,844 7
Plymouth 027B 0.061 21206/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in St Peter and the Waterfront

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the St Peter and the Waterfront population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (5791/32,844) in St Peter and the Waterfront is less than the adult average rank (13781/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Plymouth 029C 65.526 1139/32,844 1
Plymouth 029B 59.493 1794/32,844 1
Plymouth 027C 50.733 3118/32,844 1
Plymouth 027F 40.904 5139/32,844 2
Plymouth 029A 38.245 5833/32,844 2
Plymouth 027G 29.139 8919/32,844 3
Plymouth 027B 25.534 10554/32,844 4
Plymouth 029D 23.862 11417/32,844 4
Plymouth 029E 15.167 17234/32,844 6
Plymouth 027E 13.06 18988/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in St Peter and the Waterfront

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Peter and the Waterfront. 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
Plymouth 029C 2.687 34/32,844 1
Plymouth 029B 1.859 542/32,844 1
Plymouth 029A 1.839 575/32,844 1
Plymouth 027G 1.613 1088/32,844 1
Plymouth 027C 1.5 1474/32,844 1
Plymouth 029E 1.365 2016/32,844 1
Plymouth 027B 1.225 2742/32,844 1
Plymouth 027E 1.197 2891/32,844 1
Plymouth 029D 1.096 3553/32,844 2
Plymouth 027F 0.066 15004/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in St Peter and the Waterfront

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in St Peter and the Waterfront. 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
Plymouth 029A 1.778 437/32,844 1
Plymouth 029E 1.476 1133/32,844 1
Plymouth 029B 1.472 1143/32,844 1
Plymouth 027C 1.263 1919/32,844 1
Plymouth 027E 0.915 4259/32,844 2
Plymouth 029C 0.91 4294/32,844 2
Plymouth 027G 0.63 7329/32,844 3
Plymouth 027B 0.459 9636/32,844 3
Plymouth 029D 0.421 10155/32,844 4
Plymouth 027F 0.404 10381/32,844 4

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers St Peter and the Waterfront in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in St Peter and the Waterfront

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in St Peter and the Waterfront. 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
Plymouth 027G 24.375 11743/32,844 4
Plymouth 029D 24.231 11902/32,844 4
Plymouth 027E 23.173 13012/32,844 4
Plymouth 027F 22.722 13504/32,844 5
Plymouth 029A 20.025 16619/32,844 6
Plymouth 027C 19.993 16660/32,844 6
Plymouth 029B 19.95 16713/32,844 6
Plymouth 029E 19.162 17662/32,844 6
Plymouth 027B 18.913 17968/32,844 6
Plymouth 029C 18.459 18538/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in St Peter and the Waterfront

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in St Peter and the Waterfront. 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
Plymouth 027E 1.236 2223/32,844 1
Plymouth 029E 1.131 2891/32,844 1
Plymouth 029D 0.971 4089/32,844 2
Plymouth 029A 0.941 4333/32,844 2
Plymouth 027C 0.287 12047/32,844 4
Plymouth 027B 0.231 12851/32,844 4
Plymouth 029B 0.195 13367/32,844 5
Plymouth 029C 0.16 13982/32,844 5
Plymouth 027G -0.031 16961/32,844 6
Plymouth 027F -0.035 17005/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in St Peter and the Waterfront

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in St Peter and the Waterfront. 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
Plymouth 027F 0.885 4959/32,844 2
Plymouth 027G 0.672 6733/32,844 3
Plymouth 029A 0.54 7992/32,844 3
Plymouth 027C 0.427 9165/32,844 3
Plymouth 029E 0.256 11333/32,844 4
Plymouth 027B 0.173 12523/32,844 4
Plymouth 029C 0.172 12536/32,844 4
Plymouth 027E 0.125 13233/32,844 5
Plymouth 029B 0.011 15108/32,844 5
Plymouth 029D -0.203 18704/32,844 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.