What is your SIMD?
SIMD looks at the extent to which an area is deprived across seven domains: income, employment, education, health, access to services, crime and housing. SIMD is the Scottish Government’s standard approach to identify areas of multiple deprivation in Scotland.
How do you calculate the Index of Multiple Deprivation?
Deciles are calculated by ranking the 32,844 small areas in England from most deprived to least deprived and dividing them into 10 equal groups. These range from the most deprived 10 per cent of small areas nationally to the least deprived 10 per cent of small areas nationally.
What is an area of deprivation?
A deprived area is one that is deprived of those essential things to life, to society, to living well and growing up well. Deprivation in an area is seen and felt. Long term deprivation is devastating. Loss of public services over the last 10 years is a good example.
What is postcode deprivation?
The lower the rank, the more deprived the area. The results can be limited to a maximum decile value. A decile of 1 means the postcode is in the bottom 10% of the deprivation index, a decile of 2 means the postcode is in the bottom 20%, and so on.
How is SIMD calculated?
The SIMD is based on small areas called Data Zones. For each Data Zone, a deprivation score is calculated from a large number of indicators in several domains, which is used to determine the ranking for each Data Zone from 1 (most deprived) to 6,505 (least deprived).
What does SIMD 20 mean?
The latest update of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020 has been published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. SIMD is a tool for identifying the places in Scotland where people are experiencing disadvantage across different aspects of their lives.
What is the area deprivation index?
About the Area Deprivation Index (ADI) It allows for rankings of neighborhoods by socioeconomic disadvantage in a region of interest (e.g. at the state or national level). It includes factors for the theoretical domains of income, education, employment, and housing quality.
How is deprivation measured in UK?
The Indices of English Deprivation are based on 39 indicators, organised across the seven domains of deprivation. They are then weighted to calculate the IMD down to the level of Lower-layer Super Output Area (LSOA), roughly speaking a neighbourhood of 1000-3000 people.
How is deprivation measured in the UK?
What is IMD postcode?
The IMD Postcode search is a tool whereby the user can find the Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile group for a valid postcode.
Is Coatbridge a deprived area?
Coatbridge locality has the highest levels of postcode areas in the most deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland (39.3%) than any of the other localities in North Lanarkshire (average 23.4%).
What is the most deprived area in Glasgow?
Carntyne West and Haghill, in Glasgow, was the second most deprived. It was followed by part of Ferguslie Park, which was named as the most deprived area in the previous two indexes. Another part of Ferguslie Park was also in the top 10 most-deprived areas.
How can I find out deprivation by postcode?
Use one of the online tools below through which a breakdown of an area’s total deprivation statistics can be ascertained by plugging in a postcode. Enter the postcode of the required neighbourhood and receive a summary report of the total deprivation in the area.
Where can I find the index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles?
The IMD Postcode search is a tool whereby the user can find the Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile group for a valid postcode. Please note the search currently only works for postcodes within England.
What is the index of Multiple Deprivation in England?
The Index of Multiple Deprivation, commonly known as the IMD, is the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation ranks every small area, called lower-layer super output areas (LSOA), in England from 1 (most deprived area) to 32,844 (least deprived area).
How does the IMD search for a postcode work?
The IMD Postcode search is a tool whereby the user can find the Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile group for a valid postcode. Please note the search currently only works for postcodes within England. Enter postcode (s) Separate multiple postcodes with commas or new lines.