Local Statistics - Deprivation Indices

Whereas previous data for IMD2000 analysed down to the level of 8414 borough wards, the IMD2004 data uses 32,482 Super Output Areas (SOA) and so can better identify pockets of deprivation. There are 59 SOAs covering the 28 wards in High Peak borough:

Notes: A) Rankings on the basis of IMD scores: 1 = most deprived; 32482 = least deprived. B) Where a ranking index falls below 10000 it is displayed in bold - this will correspond approximately to being in the bottom 30% of the overall deprivation index for England. An area itself is shown in bold where three or more of its index categories fall below 10000. Certain areas of Buxton Central, Gamesley, Howard Town, New Mills East, Stone Bench and Whitefield are further highlighted as their overall index is below 10000. Apart from these, there are pockets of significant deprivation in some areas under specific categories. C) Ranking must be below 6497 to be in the 20% most deprived areas in England - only Gamesley & Stone Bench (59) qualify in the High Peak. D) The IMD 2004 overall ranking combines the seven specific category scores, using the following weights: Income (22.5%) Employment (22.5%) Health Deprivation and Disability (13.5%) Education, Skills and Training (13.5%) Barriers to Housing and Services (9.3%) Crime and Disorder (9.3%) Living Environment [housing quality,    accidents and air quality] (9.3%) E) Full SOA numbers are E01019710 to 68

Out of 345 local authority districts High Peak borough ranks better than average at 213 on the basis of the average of its SOA rankings (12761). It ranks 211 out of 345 on the basis of its average IMD score of 15.11.

The boundaries of the SOAs in relation to wards can be seen on maps available on the Neighbourhood Statistics website, though it requires some subtle navigation - see below.

Source material on IMD2004
Communities and Local Government - Indices of Deprivation 2004
National Statistics - Super Output Areas - SOA Lookup Tables
Neighbourhood Statistics - SOA to Ward Lookup
(Note that the statistics originally released in April 2004 had errors that affected the rankings, so it is necessary to ensure you have the corrected versions available from 17 June 2004).
A Super Output Area lookup facility is available on the South West Observatory site, allowing you to see SOA statistics for selected wards.

Education and Skills Ward Maps A useful interactive map of the High Peak shows where the borough wards are located by pointing to them. Note that this is for the old High Peak parliamentary constituency rather than the High Peak borough and so it shows some wards that are outside the borough. Other parts of Derbyshire can be viewed from the county map. These maps are part of the statistics provision from the Department of Education and Skills and give ward-level information on literacy and numeracy, schools, exam results, adult and further education etc.

Very detailed Ordnance Survey maps showing ward boundaries are available on their Election Maps website. Select the area as High Peak, tick Ward in the map popup and then use the postcode or the zoom and pan controls along the top to find the desired ward area. There are two types of detailed maps: the high zoom maps show street names and individual buildings; the next level up shows broader physical features and is more useful for viewing the ward bourdaries (scale 1000m).

Neighbourhood Statistics
Small ward maps are also included on the government Neighbourhood Statistics website, which has statistical information for individual wards. The easiest way to find an area is by postcode or town ward name.

Details are available for High Peak overall and each ward and Super Output Area. The home page of Neighbourhood Statistics has two panels. The left panel entitled 'Find Statistics for an Area' leads to a page of liks to a wide range of statistical information. The right-hand panel named 'Neighbourhood Summary' leads to summary information under tabs for: people, health, work, education, housing, crime and environment.

The maps accompanying this data show the boundaries of the SOAs within the context of their wards, so it is possible to identify where this data relates to down to street level.

High Peak Borough Council Quality Of Life Survey
The Quality of Life survey was undertaken during April and May 2005, gathering data from 793 respondents to a questionnaire sent to 1000 members of a Citizens' Panel. The survey covers a wide range of factors under the headings: levels of satisfaction with neighbourhood; degree of involvement in community activities; access to community facilities; influence on local decision making; local identity and inclusivity. Download HPBC Quality of Life Survey (Word 610k)

unemployment for the county, districts and wards. The East Midlands Public Health Observatory is a portal for a wide range of statistical information centred around health. A very comprehensive set of health data is hosted in the Derbyshire Health Profile 2004. As an example of the detail, it is possible to view spreadsheets and maps showing the incidence at ward level of a specific type of cancer, for example lung cancer. The key sections are: births and infancy indicators; cancer registrations; mortality indicators; other health related indicators; population data; socio-economic indicators. The maps help identify poor-health hot spots - they can be related to wards via the key map.

Please note that website addresses given here may be subject to change where they make direct access to pages, in which case attempt to navigate from the nearest root page.

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