Deprivation in Leicester 2025

The English Indices of Deprivation 2025 provide an
evidence-based picture of where and how disadvantage exists. It is a vital tool
for identifying inequality and targeting funding and public services where they
are most needed.

Each small neighbourhood (Lower Super Output Area) in the
country is measured for deprivation. There are 33,755 LSOAs in England and 200
of these are in Leicester Local Authority. These LSOAs are assigned a score and
this is ranked with 1 being most deprived. Ranked LSOAs are organised into
deciles or quintiles.

The main measure is the Index of Multiple Deprivation
(IMD) and this brings together data covering seven different aspects or
'domains' of deprivation into a weighted overall index:

 Income; Employment;
Education, Skills and Training (with sub-domains for Adults and Children);
Health Deprivation and Disability; Crime; Barriers to Housing and Services
(with sub-domains for Geographical Barriers and Wider Barriers); Living
Environment (with sub domains for Indoors and Outdoors). There are also two
supplementary domains - Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) and
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People (IDAOPI).

Scores: Each LSOA has been assigned a deprivation
score where a higher score is a more deprived position. Scores are presented
for each domain and for the overall IMD.

Ranks: Each LSOA has been assigned a deprivation rank
where 1 represents the most deprived nationally and 33,755 is the least
deprived nationally. Ranks are presented for each domain and for the overall
IMD.

Deciles: Each LSOA has been an assigned a deprivation
decile where 1 represents the 10% most deprived nationally and 10, the
10% least deprived nationally. Deciles are presented for each domain and
for the overall IMD.

Quintiles: Each LSOA has been an assigned a
deprivation quintile where 1 represents the 20% most deprived nationally
and 10, the 20% least deprived nationally. Quintiles are presented for
each domain and for the overall IMD.

Population denominators are specially prepared by the
Office for National Statistics for the 2025 Indices using the Mid Year
Estimates from 2022.

LSOA Geography: Leicester Lower Super Output Areas
(LSOAs) have an average population of 1850 people, and range from 1200 to 4000
people. There are 200 LSOAs in Leicester.

Further information available in the field name glossary and
indicator notes attachments.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local
Government (2025)
English
indices of deprivation 2025: statistical release - GOV.UK