Deprivation Statistics Comparison for St Peters, St Albans

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in St Peters, St Albans, Hertfordshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in St Peters, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of St Albans. 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 4 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 Peters 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 Peters. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in St Peters

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for St Peters. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of St Albans.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
St Albans 012B 19.14 15120/32,844 5
St Albans 012D 8.037 27026/32,844 9
St Albans 012A 6.228 29172/32,844 9
St Albans 012C 5.692 29815/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in St Peters

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 Peters. 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
St Albans 012B 0.106 15415/32,844 5
St Albans 012D 0.068 21996/32,844 7
St Albans 012C 0.033 30220/32,844 10
St Albans 012A 0.027 31253/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in St Peters

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in St Peters 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
St Albans 012B 0.101 12419/32,844 4
St Albans 012D 0.053 23691/32,844 8
St Albans 012C 0.047 25827/32,844 8
St Albans 012A 0.02 32254/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in St Peters

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the St Peters population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (29139/32,844) in St Peters is less than the adult average rank (31994/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
St Albans 012A 4.302 28162/32,844 9
St Albans 012B 1.322 31658/32,844 10
St Albans 012D 1.177 31810/32,844 10
St Albans 012C 0.252 32721/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in St Peters

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Peters. 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
St Albans 012B -0.043 16680/32,844 6
St Albans 012C -1.16 30027/32,844 10
St Albans 012D -1.318 30948/32,844 10
St Albans 012A -1.845 32460/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in St Peters

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 Peters. 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
St Albans 012B 0.698 6527/32,844 2
St Albans 012A 0.388 10627/32,844 4
St Albans 012D -0.227 20011/32,844 7
St Albans 012C -0.277 20718/32,844 7

There were 244 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers St Peters in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in St Peters

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in St Peters. 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
St Albans 012D 21.371 15051/32,844 5
St Albans 012B 19.677 17024/32,844 6
St Albans 012C 15.934 21765/32,844 7
St Albans 012A 15.497 22364/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in St Peters

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in St Peters. 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
St Albans 012B 0.875 4950/32,844 2
St Albans 012A 0.522 8879/32,844 3
St Albans 012C 0.336 11408/32,844 4
St Albans 012D 0.068 15399/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in St Peters

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in St Peters. 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
St Albans 012B 0.177 12464/32,844 4
St Albans 012C 0.162 12695/32,844 4
St Albans 012D 0.062 14295/32,844 5
St Albans 012A 0.037 14687/32,844 5

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.