Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Symonds Green, Stevenage

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Symonds Green, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Symonds Green

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Symonds Green. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Stevenage.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Stevenage 005B 22.142 12665/32,844 4
Stevenage 005C 22.091 12705/32,844 4
Stevenage 005D 15.733 18209/32,844 6
Stevenage 005A 14.97 18945/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Symonds Green

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Symonds Green. 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
Stevenage 005B 0.143 11155/32,844 4
Stevenage 005C 0.118 13945/32,844 5
Stevenage 005D 0.109 15091/32,844 5
Stevenage 005A 0.095 17080/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Symonds Green

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Symonds Green 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
Stevenage 005B 0.12 9717/32,844 3
Stevenage 005C 0.102 12163/32,844 4
Stevenage 005D 0.084 15455/32,844 5
Stevenage 005A 0.063 20667/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Symonds Green

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Symonds Green population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6972/32,844) in Symonds Green is less than the adult average rank (14844/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Stevenage 005C 38.232 5838/32,844 2
Stevenage 005B 26.922 9857/32,844 4
Stevenage 005A 23.364 11697/32,844 4
Stevenage 005D 20.951 13171/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Symonds Green

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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 Symonds Green. 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
Stevenage 005B 0.334 11152/32,844 4
Stevenage 005C 0.088 14694/32,844 5
Stevenage 005D -0.286 20430/32,844 7
Stevenage 005A -0.292 20521/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Symonds Green

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Symonds Green. 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
Stevenage 005B -0.077 17799/32,844 6
Stevenage 005C -0.204 19682/32,844 6
Stevenage 005A -0.422 22713/32,844 7
Stevenage 005D -1.423 31518/32,844 10

There were 85 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Symonds Green in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Symonds Green

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Symonds Green. 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
Stevenage 005C 30.122 6876/32,844 3
Stevenage 005D 28.27 8207/32,844 3
Stevenage 005A 28.19 8269/32,844 3
Stevenage 005B 17.554 19716/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Symonds Green

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Symonds Green. 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
Stevenage 005D -0.212 19787/32,844 7
Stevenage 005B -0.301 21163/32,844 7
Stevenage 005A -0.486 23729/32,844 8
Stevenage 005C -1.314 30846/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Symonds Green

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Symonds Green. 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
Stevenage 005C 0.505 8360/32,844 3
Stevenage 005B 0.449 8924/32,844 3
Stevenage 005A 0.427 9171/32,844 3
Stevenage 005D -0.324 20759/32,844 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.