A brief overview of the indices of deprivation together with a radial chart that goes with a map shown on http://localareaprofile.wordpress.com

1. How to use this map
And what the seven
domains mean

2. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is a UK
government statistical study of deprived areas in
UK local authorities.
• It measures poverty and deprivation
The Seven Domains of Deprivation
across seven different dimensions or
‘domains’
Income
• Poverty can be defined as a lack of
financial resources to obtain the types
of diet, participate in the activities and Education
Employment
have the living conditions and and Skills
amenities which are customary, or at
least widely encouraged or approved in Housing &
the society to which we belong Health and
Barriers to
• Deprivation can be defined as a lack of Disability
Services
resources of all kinds, not just financial.
It can encompass a wide range of an
individual’s living conditions, not just Living
Crime
lack of money Environment
The index of Multiple Deprivation is considered to be one of the most significant pieces
of research into poverty and deprivation currently available. It is widely used by local
authorities to prioritise and allocate resources and services in your area.

3. Low income is a central component of
the definition of multiple deprivation
• While people experiencing some These domains are combined, with
forms of deprivation may not all have appropriate weighting, into a single
low income, people experiencing measure of multiple deprivation
multiple or very severe forms of Living
deprivation are likely to have very Environment
Deprivation
little income and few other resources 9%
• Because income is so important Crime
Income
23%
(along with employment), it is 9%
‘weighted’ when calculating the
index of multiple deprivation
Education, S
kills and Employment
Training 23%
Deprivation
14% Health
Barriers to
Deprivation
Housing &
& Disability
Services
13%
9%

4. Inequalities in income and wealth
translate into residential segregation
 Differences in house prices, rents and
tenure along with the labour market
act as a sifting process:
while the relatively affluent can choose
to live in certain kinds of
neighbourhoods, the less affluent cannot
 The rationed nature of social housing
exacerbates this trend with the
most needy and vulnerable who
qualify for housing
 The result is that the most
vulnerable and those with the least
choices are concentrated together in
‘undesirable’ areas

5. The radial graph covers the seven dimensions or
‘domains’ of deprivation
Income
Employment
Crime
Education and
Living
Skills
Environment
Barriers to Housing Health and
and Services Disability

6. Each domain of deprivation is ranked by ‘decile’ numbering 1
to 10: the higher the decile, the greater the deprivation
Income
Employment
Crime
Decile 1 means Decile 10 means
that the area falls that the area falls
into the 10% least into the 10% most
deprived areas in deprived areas in
England England
Education and
Living
Skills
Environment
Barriers to Housing Health and
and Services Disability

7. Click on a heading to get more information
Income
Crime
Employment
This domain measures the proportion of
the population in an area that live in
income deprived families.
Living It uses a range of indicators such as the
Environment number of Adults and children in Income Education
Deprivation Support Families and Adults and children in and Skills
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance families.
Barriers to Housing Health and
and Services Disability

8. Click on a heading to get more information
Income
Crime
Employment
Employment deprivation is measured by looking at the
proportion of the working age population per LSOA
that is ‘work deprived’. It looks at a range of indicators
such as claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance , Incapacity
Living Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance.
Environment Education
Deprivation It also looks at numbers of participants in New Deal
and Skills
for 18-24s who are not claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance
as well as the New Deal for lone parents.
Barriers to Housing Health and
and Services Disability

9. Click on a heading to get more information
Income
Crime
Employment
This domain aims to measure the extent of
deprivation in education, skills and training in a
local area. There are two sub domains: ‘Children
& Young People’ which measures educational
attainment plus participation in Further Education
Living and Higher Education; and ‘Skills’ which measures
Environment skills in the adult population. They are meant to Education
Deprivation represent the ‘flow’ and the ‘stock’ of educational and Skills
disadvantage.
Barriers to Housing Health and
and Services Disability

10. Click on a heading to get more information
Income
Crime
Employment
The domain measures premature death and the
impairment of quality of life by poor health. It considers
both physical and mental health. The domain measures
morbidity ( defined as a diseased state, disability, or poor
health due to any cause), disability and premature
Living mortality.
Environment This domain aims to capture unexpected deaths or levels Education
Deprivation of ill health by using age and sex standardised data. This and Skills
means that the expected levels of health in a small
area, given their age and sex composition are
compared, rather than the absolute levels of health
Barriers to Housing Health and
and Services Disability

11. Click on a heading to get more information
Income
Crime
Employment
This domain measures barriers to housing and key local
services. The domain is split into two sub-domains:
‘wider barriers’ and ‘geographical barriers’.
The ‘wider barriers’ sub-domain looks at overcrowding
Living and homelessness as well as housing affordability. The
Environment ‘geographical barriers ‘ looks at road distance to a GP
surgery, a school or the local post office. Education
Deprivation and Skills
Barriers to Housing Health and
and Services Disability

12. Click on a heading to get more information
Income
Crime
Employment
This domain measures poor quality living
environment. It is split into two sub-domains.
The indoors living environment looks at the
proportion of social and private homes that fail
Living to meet the decent homes standard.
Environment the outdoors living environment looks at road Education
Deprivation safety and air quality. and Skills
Barriers to Housing Health and
and Services Disability

13. Click on a heading to get more information
Income
Crime
Employment
Crime is an important feature of
deprivation that has major effects on
individuals and communities.
This domain measures the rate of
Living recorded crime for four major crime types
Environment – violence, burglary, theft and criminal
Education
Deprivation damage – representing the risk of personal
and Skills
and material victimisation at a small area
level.
Barriers to Housing Health and
and Services Disability