Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Tavistock South West, West Devon

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Tavistock South West, West Devon, Devon

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Tavistock South West, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of West Devon. 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 3 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 Tavistock South West 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 Tavistock South West. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Tavistock South West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Tavistock South West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of West Devon.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
West Devon 005C 19.512 14800/32,844 5
West Devon 005D 15.232 18699/32,844 6
West Devon 005G 13.287 20748/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Tavistock South West

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Tavistock South West. 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
West Devon 005C 0.132 12262/32,844 4
West Devon 005G 0.098 16662/32,844 6
West Devon 005D 0.091 17718/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Tavistock South West

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Tavistock South West 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
West Devon 005D 0.131 8367/32,844 3
West Devon 005C 0.125 9050/32,844 3
West Devon 005G 0.068 19330/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Tavistock South West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Tavistock South West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17396/32,844) in Tavistock South West is less than the adult average rank (20707/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
West Devon 005C 16.467 16219/32,844 5
West Devon 005G 16.347 16304/32,844 5
West Devon 005D 6.718 25347/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Tavistock South West

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 Tavistock South West. 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
West Devon 005C 0.321 11336/32,844 4
West Devon 005D 0.116 14265/32,844 5
West Devon 005G -0.263 20087/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Tavistock South West

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Tavistock South West. 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
West Devon 005C -0.643 25570/32,844 8
West Devon 005D -0.808 27386/32,844 9
West Devon 005G -0.842 27711/32,844 9

There were 57 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Tavistock South West in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Tavistock South West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Tavistock South West. 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
West Devon 005G 26.798 9458/32,844 3
West Devon 005C 16.679 20827/32,844 7
West Devon 005D 15.969 21717/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Tavistock South West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Tavistock South West. 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
West Devon 005C 0.265 12371/32,844 4
West Devon 005D -0.075 17653/32,844 6
West Devon 005G -0.179 19295/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Tavistock South West

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Tavistock South West. 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
West Devon 005G -1.002 29454/32,844 9
West Devon 005C -1.054 29882/32,844 10
West Devon 005D -1.33 31562/32,844 10

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.