Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Woodingdean, Brighton and Hove

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Woodingdean, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Woodingdean

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Woodingdean. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Brighton and Hove.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Brighton and Hove 017E 34.099 6230/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 017A 28.124 8966/32,844 3
Brighton and Hove 017C 15.751 18193/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 017F 15.651 18290/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 017B 10.832 23511/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 017D 8.822 26025/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Woodingdean

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 Woodingdean. 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
Brighton and Hove 017E 0.239 4537/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 017A 0.218 5631/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 017C 0.108 15221/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 017F 0.104 15769/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 017B 0.071 21317/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017D 0.059 23903/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Woodingdean

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Woodingdean 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
Brighton and Hove 017E 0.167 5231/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 017A 0.143 7245/32,844 3
Brighton and Hove 017F 0.096 13220/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 017C 0.087 14925/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 017B 0.073 18073/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 017D 0.063 20560/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Woodingdean

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Woodingdean population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11548/32,844) in Woodingdean is more than the adult average rank (10673/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Brighton and Hove 017E 48.743 3465/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 017A 36.064 6416/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 017F 27.71 9514/32,844 3
Brighton and Hove 017C 21.639 12781/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 017D 15.22 17183/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 017B 14.168 18013/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Woodingdean

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 Woodingdean. 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
Brighton and Hove 017A 0.478 9358/32,844 3
Brighton and Hove 017E 0.382 10565/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 017C 0.041 15373/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 017F -0.213 19337/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 017B -0.349 21436/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017D -0.592 24614/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Woodingdean

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 Woodingdean. 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
Brighton and Hove 017B -0.361 21909/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017E -0.461 23245/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 017C -0.478 23473/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 017D -0.572 24749/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 017F -0.597 25047/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 017A -0.672 25903/32,844 8

There were 129 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Woodingdean in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Woodingdean

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Woodingdean. 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
Brighton and Hove 017E 32.968 5099/32,844 2
Brighton and Hove 017A 22.362 13892/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 017C 21.588 14796/32,844 5
Brighton and Hove 017D 16.762 20730/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017F 16.746 20757/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017B 15.755 21999/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Woodingdean

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Woodingdean. 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
Brighton and Hove 017A -0.335 21660/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017E -0.378 22262/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017D -0.629 25522/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 017F -0.633 25563/32,844 8
Brighton and Hove 017B -0.726 26581/32,844 9
Brighton and Hove 017C -0.876 28006/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Woodingdean

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Woodingdean. 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
Brighton and Hove 017B 0.249 11427/32,844 4
Brighton and Hove 017A -0.2 18645/32,844 6
Brighton and Hove 017F -0.331 20878/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017D -0.363 21423/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017C -0.365 21461/32,844 7
Brighton and Hove 017E -0.758 26916/32,844 9

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.