Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Swaythling, Southampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Swaythling, Southampton, Hampshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Swaythling

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 Swaythling. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Southampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Southampton 003B 40.351 4168/32,844 2
Southampton 005E 35.615 5670/32,844 2
Southampton 005A 35.474 5722/32,844 2
Southampton 005B 29.788 8123/32,844 3
Southampton 003C 29.4 8302/32,844 3
Southampton 003A 28.887 8557/32,844 3
Southampton 003D 22.39 12473/32,844 4
Southampton 005F 16.627 17338/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Swaythling

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 Swaythling. 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
Southampton 003B 0.238 4616/32,844 2
Southampton 005E 0.206 6281/32,844 2
Southampton 003C 0.17 8762/32,844 3
Southampton 005A 0.168 8936/32,844 3
Southampton 003A 0.119 13754/32,844 5
Southampton 005B 0.118 13878/32,844 5
Southampton 003D 0.108 15243/32,844 5
Southampton 005F 0.078 19840/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Swaythling

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Swaythling 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
Southampton 003B 0.196 3354/32,844 2
Southampton 005E 0.142 7252/32,844 3
Southampton 003C 0.1 12468/32,844 4
Southampton 005A 0.086 14952/32,844 5
Southampton 003D 0.078 16721/32,844 6
Southampton 003A 0.077 16976/32,844 6
Southampton 005B 0.071 18451/32,844 6
Southampton 005F 0.044 26791/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Swaythling

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Swaythling population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7048/32,844) in Swaythling is less than the adult average rank (10750/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Southampton 005A 53.597 2627/32,844 1
Southampton 003B 45.418 4078/32,844 2
Southampton 005E 42.564 4737/32,844 2
Southampton 003A 35.758 6528/32,844 2
Southampton 005B 32.279 7715/32,844 3
Southampton 003C 31.147 8124/32,844 3
Southampton 005F 31 8182/32,844 3
Southampton 003D 7.525 24458/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Swaythling

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 Swaythling. 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
Southampton 003A 1.42 1784/32,844 1
Southampton 003B 0.993 4281/32,844 2
Southampton 003C 0.907 4987/32,844 2
Southampton 005E 0.68 7071/32,844 3
Southampton 003D 0.409 10207/32,844 4
Southampton 005B 0.403 10295/32,844 4
Southampton 005F 0.356 10903/32,844 4
Southampton 005A 0.286 11806/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Swaythling

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 Swaythling. 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
Southampton 005A 1.522 987/32,844 1
Southampton 003D 1.378 1432/32,844 1
Southampton 005B 1.171 2406/32,844 1
Southampton 005E 0.806 5347/32,844 2
Southampton 003B 0.571 8117/32,844 3
Southampton 003A 0.437 9948/32,844 4
Southampton 005F 0.293 12028/32,844 4
Southampton 003C -0.038 17271/32,844 6

There were 326 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Swaythling in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Swaythling

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Swaythling. 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
Southampton 003C 25.308 10831/32,844 4
Southampton 003B 25.266 10862/32,844 4
Southampton 003D 22.908 13315/32,844 5
Southampton 003A 19.284 17530/32,844 6
Southampton 005E 19.049 17806/32,844 6
Southampton 005B 18.988 17883/32,844 6
Southampton 005A 18.259 18785/32,844 6
Southampton 005F 16.968 20476/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Swaythling

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Swaythling. 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
Southampton 005B 1.065 3377/32,844 2
Southampton 005A 0.749 6253/32,844 2
Southampton 005E 0.722 6540/32,844 2
Southampton 003C 0.715 6623/32,844 3
Southampton 005F 0.273 12246/32,844 4
Southampton 003A -0.053 17304/32,844 6
Southampton 003D -0.162 19042/32,844 6
Southampton 003B -0.589 25030/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Swaythling

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Swaythling. 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
Southampton 005B 2.217 151/32,844 1
Southampton 005A 2.17 198/32,844 1
Southampton 003A 2.084 294/32,844 1
Southampton 003D 1.418 1905/32,844 1
Southampton 003B 1.256 2662/32,844 1
Southampton 003C 1.16 3162/32,844 1
Southampton 005E 1.136 3288/32,844 2
Southampton 005F 0.726 6260/32,844 2

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.