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Domains of Deprivation 2019

In addition to the overall Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), the Indices of Deprivation 2019 also include rankings of each LSOA on the seven deprivation themes (domains) from which the IMD is calculated.

These domains have different weightings in the IMD calculation; the two with the highest weighting are income (22.5%) and employment (22.5%) whereas crime, for example, only contributes 9.3%.

You can view full details on the variables which are included in each of the seven domains (37 indicators in total) and how the domains are weighted to form the IMD.

Two supplementary indices of the Income Domain have also been produced covering:

There is also a sub domain of the Barriers to Housing and Services Domain. This measures road distance to four key services - GP surgery, primary school, post office, and a general store or supermarket.

The measure, Geographical Barriers, largely identifies deprivation in rural areas. As Bedford Borough has a large rural area, this explains why the highest level of deprivation in the Borough is on the Barriers to Housing and Services domain (though this only has a small weighting of 9.3% in the IMD calculation).

Figure 1: Domains of Deprivation 2019: LSOAs in Bedford Borough among the most deprived areas in England, from MHCLG Indices of Deprivation 2019

0-10%

10-20%

20-30%

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

4

10

11

Domains

Income

4

13

7

Employment

4

15

8

Education, Skills, and Training

2

18

8

Health Deprivation and Disability

7

5

7

Crime

4

7

14

Barriers to Housing and Services

13

15

7

Living Environment (indoor and outdoor)

2

15

12

Supplementary Indices

IDACI (Children)

1

13

11

IDAOPI (Older People)

7

5

9

Sub-Domain

Geographical Barriers

15

13

11

Profiles

Profiles are available through the Local Insight community intelligence mapping and reporting system for the LSOAs in the Borough which fall within the 0-30% most deprived areas in England on the Income, Employment, Education, Skills and Training, Health Deprivation and Disability, and Crime domains.

Profiles are also available for the LSOAs which fall within the 0-30% most deprived in England on the IDACI and IDAOPI indices.

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Further information

For further information, please contact intelligence@bedford.gov.uk