The Indices of Multiple Deprivation are the most
detailed way of looking at where the most deprived areas across
England are located.
Updated tables were published by Communities and Local
Government in December 2007. In April 2004, information
in the new format using super output areas, was published by
the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
There are 124 super output areas in North Somerset and 32,482
across England.
In 2000, a study on deprivation was reported on at ward level,
but smaller pockets of deprivation within a ward could be
overlooked.
There are scores for each of the seven deprivation themes, which
are called domains:
- Barriers to housing and services
- Crime
- Education
- Employment
- Health
- Income
- Living environment
The scores for each super output area were then ranked from 1
which is the most deprived, through to 32,482 which is the least
deprived.
You can view the 2007 whole dataset at
Communities and Local Government, and
North Somerset's data and analysis for 2004.
For more information contact our
Research
and Monitoring team.
