Deprivation Statistics for Victoria, Somerset West and Taunton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Victoria, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Victoria, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Somerset West and Taunton. 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 6 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 Victoria 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 Victoria. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Victoria

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Victoria. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Somerset West and Taunton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Taunton Deane 010B 35.386 5754/32,844 2
Taunton Deane 007E 32.539 6868/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 010C 25.821 10302/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 010D 18.627 15552/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 007A 16.962 17023/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 007F 16.407 17556/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Victoria

6
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 Victoria. 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
Taunton Deane 010B 0.176 8302/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 007E 0.165 9182/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 010C 0.134 12144/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 010D 0.115 14266/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 007F 0.093 17370/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 007A 0.082 19198/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Victoria

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Victoria 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
Taunton Deane 010B 0.172 4824/32,844 2
Taunton Deane 007E 0.153 6260/32,844 2
Taunton Deane 010C 0.144 7073/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 010D 0.115 10275/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 007A 0.071 18615/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 007F 0.065 20222/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Victoria

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Victoria population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16152/32,844) in Victoria is less than the adult average rank (21394/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Taunton Deane 007F 26.176 10225/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 010B 20.735 13310/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 007E 16.427 16246/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 007A 12.833 19179/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 010C 9.535 22339/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 010D 2.284 30546/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Victoria

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Victoria. 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
Taunton Deane 010B 1.127 3336/32,844 2
Taunton Deane 007E 0.938 4705/32,844 2
Taunton Deane 010C 0.643 7461/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 010D 0.43 9943/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 007F -0.158 18505/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 007A -0.368 21700/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Victoria

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 Victoria. 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
Taunton Deane 007E 1.328 1631/32,844 1
Taunton Deane 007A 1.269 1887/32,844 1
Taunton Deane 010B 1.146 2546/32,844 1
Taunton Deane 010C 0.887 4513/32,844 2
Taunton Deane 007F 0.621 7432/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 010D -0.112 18314/32,844 6

There were 330 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Victoria in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Victoria

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Victoria. 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
Taunton Deane 010D 27.516 8826/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 010B 20.459 16123/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 007F 20.235 16381/32,844 5
Taunton Deane 010C 17.958 19192/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 007E 16.16 21465/32,844 7
Taunton Deane 007A 9.596 28982/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Victoria

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Victoria. 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
Taunton Deane 010B 0.77 5997/32,844 2
Taunton Deane 007E 0.584 8133/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 007A 0.429 10136/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 010C 0.351 11185/32,844 4
Taunton Deane 010D -0.156 18943/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 007F -0.754 26875/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Victoria

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Victoria. 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
Taunton Deane 007E 0.615 7280/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 007A 0.508 8332/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 010C 0.43 9140/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 007F 0.395 9574/32,844 3
Taunton Deane 010B -0.124 17396/32,844 6
Taunton Deane 010D -0.525 23840/32,844 8

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.