English Indices of Deprivation

The **English Indices of Deprivation** is a measure of social deprivation for regions in England. Areas are ranked in order of deprivation.

## 2000

The first Indices of Deprivation study was comissioned in 1998 by the Department of Environment, Transport and the Region. The research was done by the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Oxford. The results were published in 2000. The indicators the 2000 Indices of Deprivation looked at were:

* income
* employment
* health deprivation and disability
* education, skills and training
* housing
* geographical access to services

Each domain was given a weighting. Income and employment were both weighted at 25%. Health deprivation and disability and education, skills and training were both weighted at 15%. Housing and geographical access to services were both weighted at 10%.Results were presented with each ward being ranked from 1 (the most deprived) to 8414 (the least deprived).

In academic literature, the Indices of Deprivation was criticised for not sufficiently identifying deprivation in rural areas.

## 2004

The 2004 indices focused on the following domains:

* income deprivation
* employment deprivation
* health deprivation and disability.
* education, skills and training deprivation
* barriers to Housing and Services
* living environment deprivation
* crime

Instead of comparing electoral wards, the 2004 indices looked at lower super-output areas.The domains weightings had also changed from 2000.
Income deprivation and employment deprivation was weighted at 22.5%. Health deprivation and education, skills and training deprivation were both weighted at 13.5% and barriers to Housing and Services, living environment deprivation and crime were all weighted at 9.3%.

## 2007

The 2007 Indices of Deprivation used the same criteria and weightings as the 2004 Indices of Deprivation. There were 32,482 lower super-output areas which were ranked in order of deprivation.

## 2010

The 2010 Indices of Deprivation used the same methodology as the 2007 Indices of Deprivation, with the same domains being given the same weighting.

## 2015

The 2015 Indices of Deprivation also used the same methodology, domains and weighting as the 2007 and 2010 Indices of Deprivation.

## See also

* Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measures
* Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
* Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.communities.gov.uk/documents/citiesandregions/pdf/131306.pdf
2. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953604005489
3. ↑ https://bjgp.org/content/bjgp/51/467/486.full.pdf
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100820044752/http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/131209.pdf
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120919164939/http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/576659.pdf
6. ↑ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment\_data/file/6871/1871208.pdf
7. ↑ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment\_data/file/464485/English\_Indices\_of\_Deprivation\_2015\_-\_Technical-Report.pdf