Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Thurnby & Houghton, Harborough

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Thurnby & Houghton, Harborough, Leicestershire

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Thurnby & Houghton, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Harborough. 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 5 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 Thurnby & Houghton 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 Thurnby & Houghton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Thurnby & Houghton

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 Thurnby & Houghton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Harborough.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Harborough 002C 15.665 18275/32,844 6
Harborough 011A 12.188 21954/32,844 7
Harborough 011D 8.751 26117/32,844 8
Harborough 011B 2.723 32377/32,844 10
Harborough 011C 2.201 32607/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Thurnby & Houghton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Thurnby & Houghton. 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
Harborough 011D 0.076 20217/32,844 7
Harborough 011A 0.065 22482/32,844 7
Harborough 002C 0.039 28723/32,844 9
Harborough 011C 0.038 29093/32,844 9
Harborough 011B 0.024 31833/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Thurnby & Houghton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Thurnby & Houghton 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
Harborough 011A 0.069 18959/32,844 6
Harborough 011D 0.054 23354/32,844 8
Harborough 011C 0.036 29094/32,844 9
Harborough 011B 0.028 31113/32,844 10
Harborough 002C 0.027 31227/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Thurnby & Houghton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Thurnby & Houghton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (23289/32,844) in Thurnby & Houghton is less than the adult average rank (23859/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Harborough 011A 13.838 18296/32,844 6
Harborough 011D 12.616 19382/32,844 6
Harborough 002C 7.084 24969/32,844 8
Harborough 011B 4.1 28415/32,844 9
Harborough 011C 2.756 30023/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Thurnby & Houghton

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Thurnby & Houghton. 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
Harborough 011A -0.502 23450/32,844 8
Harborough 011D -1.26 30656/32,844 10
Harborough 011B -1.349 31106/32,844 10
Harborough 011C -1.473 31614/32,844 10
Harborough 002C -1.726 32260/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Thurnby & Houghton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Thurnby & Houghton. 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
Harborough 011A 0.374 10823/32,844 4
Harborough 011D 0.183 13788/32,844 5
Harborough 011B -0.661 25770/32,844 8
Harborough 002C -0.685 26059/32,844 8
Harborough 011C -0.77 27002/32,844 9

There were 23 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Thurnby & Houghton in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Thurnby & Houghton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Thurnby & Houghton. 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
Harborough 002C 47.314 658/32,844 1
Harborough 011B 17.913 19250/32,844 6
Harborough 011A 16.541 20994/32,844 7
Harborough 011D 14.878 23197/32,844 8
Harborough 011C 5.886 31604/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Thurnby & Houghton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Thurnby & Houghton. 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
Harborough 002C 1.463 1207/32,844 1
Harborough 011A 0.003 16417/32,844 5
Harborough 011D -0.732 26644/32,844 9
Harborough 011C -0.974 28850/32,844 9
Harborough 011B -1.469 31419/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Thurnby & Houghton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Thurnby & Houghton. 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
Harborough 011A 0.186 12321/32,844 4
Harborough 002C 0.022 14926/32,844 5
Harborough 011B -0.911 28632/32,844 9
Harborough 011D -0.991 29362/32,844 9
Harborough 011C -1.204 30930/32,844 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.