New data ranks every area of England against a set of metrics for deprivation
The English Indices of Deprivation are government figures that rank every neighbourhood from the most to the least deprived. Released roughly once every five years, the ranking is based around small areas known as “lower layer super output areas” (or LSOAs) – each usually home to between 1,000 and 3,000 people.
In simple terms, it’s a national league table of deprivation. The league table ranks neighborhoods across different aspects of everyday life: income, education, health, crime, barriers to housing and services, and the environment, and combines them into one score.
Areas in the middle sit roughly around the median average for England as a whole, while those at either end show where the country’s deepest inequalities – and greatest advantages – lie. [source: The Guardian]
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