Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Uckfield East, Wealden

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Uckfield East, Wealden, East Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Uckfield East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Uckfield East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wealden.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wealden 009D 26.129 10101/32,844 4
Wealden 009B 11.477 22764/32,844 7
Wealden 009E 10.775 23573/32,844 8
Wealden 009C 8.244 26763/32,844 9
Wealden 009F 8.147 26893/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Uckfield East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Uckfield East. 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
Wealden 009D 0.161 9533/32,844 3
Wealden 009B 0.081 19314/32,844 6
Wealden 009E 0.071 21239/32,844 7
Wealden 009C 0.055 25053/32,844 8
Wealden 009F 0.054 25283/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Uckfield East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Uckfield East 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
Wealden 009D 0.118 9961/32,844 4
Wealden 009B 0.066 19872/32,844 7
Wealden 009E 0.058 22077/32,844 7
Wealden 009C 0.057 22334/32,844 7
Wealden 009F 0.044 26591/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Uckfield East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Uckfield East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14651/32,844) in Uckfield East is more than the adult average rank (14593/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wealden 009D 34.522 6937/32,844 3
Wealden 009F 20.331 13582/32,844 5
Wealden 009B 18.016 15127/32,844 5
Wealden 009E 14.105 18071/32,844 6
Wealden 009C 11.095 20811/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Uckfield East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Uckfield East. 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
Wealden 009D 0.215 12849/32,844 4
Wealden 009C -0.586 24535/32,844 8
Wealden 009B -0.718 26111/32,844 8
Wealden 009F -0.758 26544/32,844 9
Wealden 009E -0.797 26973/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Uckfield East

3
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 Uckfield East. 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
Wealden 009B 0.077 15454/32,844 5
Wealden 009C -0.465 23302/32,844 8
Wealden 009D -0.558 24551/32,844 8
Wealden 009E -0.801 27320/32,844 9
Wealden 009F -1.308 31013/32,844 10

There were 54 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Uckfield East in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Uckfield East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Uckfield East. 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
Wealden 009D 37.043 3185/32,844 1
Wealden 009E 26.782 9476/32,844 3
Wealden 009F 20.915 15595/32,844 5
Wealden 009C 20.912 15601/32,844 5
Wealden 009B 16.931 20528/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Uckfield East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Uckfield East. 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
Wealden 009D -0.119 18335/32,844 6
Wealden 009E -0.127 18474/32,844 6
Wealden 009F -0.326 21540/32,844 7
Wealden 009B -0.599 25155/32,844 8
Wealden 009C -1.322 30886/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Uckfield East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Uckfield East. 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
Wealden 009E 0.069 14185/32,844 5
Wealden 009C -0.062 16322/32,844 5
Wealden 009B -0.073 16514/32,844 6
Wealden 009D -0.155 17904/32,844 6
Wealden 009F -0.2 18650/32,844 6

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.