Indices of Deprivation coverage – The Express
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/609126/Jaywick-Essex-The-most-deprived-area-in-the-UK-forgotten-seaside-town
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Indices of Deprivation coverage – Hartlepool Mail
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/cuts-blamed-as-hartlepool-listed-among-most-deprived-areas-in-uk-1-7489752
Read More »Indices of Deprivation coverage – Metro
http://metro.co.uk/2015/09/30/do-you-live-in-one-of-the-countrys-most-deprived-areas-5414539/
Read More »Indices of Deprivation coverage – Liverpool Echo
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/incoming/halton-now-top-20-most-10163989
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Changes in relative deprivation – visualisations from the Research Report
Chapter 5 of the recently released official research report for IMD 2015 looks at changes in relative deprivation between different versions of the indices. The report notes that overall 58% of LSOAs did not change decile and that this was more pronounced at the extreme ends of the distribution where there[…]
Read More »Cumbria Intelligence Observatory & Indices of Deprivation
The Cumbria Intelligence Observatory has published their analysis of Indices of Deprivation 2015 and what it means for Cumbria. Some headline stats: Cumbria ranks 86th nationally for overall deprivation (out of 152 upper tier local authorities, where 1 is the most deprived) Cumbria falls within the 57th percentile nationally for[…]
Read More »Deprivation in England and the impact on housing
Gerrard Koessl, Research Officer at National Housing Federation has written a blog post looking at Deprivation in England and the impact on housing.
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How deprived is where I live in Reading, Wokingham or Bracknell?
If you live in Reading, Wokingham or Bracknell, you can search your postcode to see how the area you live in ranks in terms of deprivation. http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/how-deprived-live-reading-wokingham-10167994
Read More »Oxford City Council response to Indices of Deprivation
Oxford City Council have published their reaction to the new Indices of Deprivation figures The figures show that: Part of The Leys (Oxford 018B) and Rose Hill (Oxford 016E) are in the 10 per cent most deprived areas in the country. Other areas of Rose Hill (Oxford 016F) and The[…]
Read More »What can and can’t you use the indices for?
The Department for Communities and Local Government have published official guidance on using the indices of deprivation – access the full document here. The annex contains a full list of the data files and supporting documents released for the 2015 Indices. Part of the guidance that might be particularly relevant for users[…]
Read More »Indices of Deprivation – Frequently Asked Questions
DCLG have put together a very handy document, answering some of the most frequently asked questions about Indices of Deprivation. Topics include: What are the indices of deprivation? Accessing data, documents and tools Using the neighbourhood level data Indices for higher or other geographies Interpreting the data Other specialist questions[…]
Read More »“Deprivation in London is widespread, but not as dense as it was” – Analysis from London Datastore
http://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/indices-of-deprivation-2015
Read More »Indices of Deprivation maps for every Local Authority in England
Put together by Alasdair Rae, this page provides access to an Indices of Deprivation 2015 shapefile, plus a map for every local authority in England. The shapefile was created by joining the original data from the Department of Communities and Local Government to a generalised LSOA boundary file sourced from[…]
Read More »Indices of Deprivation and Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire Insight have added Indices of Deprivation 2015 data for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. Compared to 2010, four out of the five Cambridgeshire districts now rank as more deprived nationally; Cambridge City ranks as less deprived. Cambridgeshire now (in IMD 2015) has 16 LSOAs in the 20% most deprived nationally –[…]
Read More »Manchester Evening News coverage of Indices of Deprivation 2015
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/deprivation-manchester-stats-city-top-10166607
Read More »East Anglian Daily Times coverage of Indices of Deprivation 2015
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/jaywick_ranked_most_deprived_area_of_england_again_1_4253709
Read More »Guardian coverage – Indices of Deprivation 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/30/jaywick-tops-list-most-deprived-english-neighbourhoods
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Data visualisation – Indices of Deprivation 2015
Data visualisation showing Indices of Deprivation, 2015 – Rank of Average Rank (shown by Local Authority) as made by NLP Planning Click to access 325285.pdf
Read More »Apps to access IMD stats by area
Swirrl have built a couple of apps to access Indices of Multiple Deprivation statistics by area and by postcode. imd-by-geo.opendatacommunities.org/ http://imd-by-postcode.opendatacommunities.org/
Read More »English Indices of Deprivation 2015 – Interactive map
Developed by the folks at Open Data Communities for DCLG, you can explore the 2015 English Indices of Deprivation on an interactive map. http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/idmap.html
Read More »Using the IMD to map regeneration impact
Here’s a micro-study of Coalfield Regeneration in South Yorkshire by Julie Hanks & Paul Hanks, who use Indices of Deprivation data to analyse change over time in coalfield areas.
Read More »BBC news article
Article on BBC regarding English Indices of Deprivation 2015 This was the most popular article on the BBC news site for a time on 30th September 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34401236
Read More »A brief roundup of HSCIC deprivation stories
I thought I’d do a summary of some different releases from HSCIC (Health and Social Care Information Centre) which gathers data from across the NHS. What’s notable is the breadth of different issues as the IMD is used to analyse relationships between health and deprivation across the board. ‘Maternity: Twice[…]
Read More »An IMD Report – Wakefield
When new Indices are released authorities often commission reports to analyse and publish the findings – a quick google reveals dozens of councils with their own ‘deprivation reports’ from 2010. Wakefield’s (link) is a good example of what kind of conclusions can be drawn from the data. The report notes[…]
Read More »Local Nursery Education Grant funding
The Nursery Education Grant funds 15 hours free childcare a week for all 3 and 4 year olds in England and is distributed by the local authority. As this BBC article explains, research suggests local funding for nurseries may not be keeping pace with increasing costs in the form of[…]
Read More »Housing market volatility and deprivation
This 2011 report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) examined housing market volatility with a view to the socio-economic aspects. The authors claim that house price volatility disproportionately affects more deprived areas and noted strong regional differences in average house prices that reflect differences in terms of regional deprivation. As housing market growth[…]
Read More »Investing in Deprived Communities
Big Issue Invest (the social investment arm of the The Big Issue) carried out social impact research on behalf of Enterprise Ventures, a venture capital firm that provides loans and finance to small businesses in England and Wales. Working with research consultancy Geoeconomics, Big Issue Invest created a social value[…]
Read More »Poverty, Ethnicity and Place
This report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysed the link between area deprivation, poverty and ethnicity in England, drawing on existing research. They found that ethnic minorities were concentrated in deprived areas relative to non-deprived areas: “The proportion of ethnic minority people living in deprived neighbourhoods (according to IMD scores)[…]
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