Composite UK IMD Index
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Composite index that combines four national IMD indexes
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Table: Local Authority deprivation
Description:
Deprivation scores calculated for local authorities from UK (E) index.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| local-authority-code | string | 3/4 letter local authority code. | Yes | |
| official-name | string | Full name of local authority. | Yes | |
| la-deprivation-score | number | Composite score calculated for the local authority geography. | Yes | |
| label | string | Quintile label - Quintiles are calclated for lower-tiers, and higher geographies are slotted in depending on score. | No | 1st IMD quintile, 2nd IMD quintile, 3rd IMD quintile, 4th IMD quintile, 5th IMD quintile |
| desc | string | Fuller description of quintile label | No | Councils in least deprived quintile (20%), Councils in middle deprivation quintile (20%), Councils in most deprived quintile (20%), Councils in second least deprived quintile (20%), Councils in second most deprived quintile (20%) |
| low-deprivation | number | Proportion of LA population living in a low deprivation losa (quintile 4,5) | No | |
| medium-deprivation | number | Proportion of LA population living in a medium deprivation losa (quintile 2,3) | Yes | |
| high-deprivation | number | Proportion of LA population living in a high deprivation lsoa (quintile 1) | No | |
| density | number | Population density (people per km2) | Yes | |
| la-imd-pop-quintile | integer | Local authorities grouped into five quintiles. Quintile 1 is councils with highest deprivation that account for 1/5 of population (not 1/5 of councils). Higher level authorites are slotted into based on scores. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| la-imd-pop-decile | integer | Local authorities grouped into 10 decile. Decile 1 is councils with highest deprivation that account for 1/10 of population (not 1/10 of councils). Higher level authorites are slotted into based on scores. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Table: Westminster Constituency deprivation
Description:
Deprivation scores calculated for parliamentary constituencies from UK (E) index.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gss-code | string | GSS code for 2010-set Westminster Parliamentary constituencies | Yes | |
| constituency-name | string | Name of constituency | Yes | |
| pcon-deprivation-score | number | Composite score calculated for the constituency geography. | Yes | |
| label | string | IMD Quintile of constituency | No | 1st IMD quintile, 2nd IMD quintile, 3rd IMD quintile, 4th IMD quintile, 5th IMD quintile |
| desc | string | Fuller description of label | No | Constituencies in least deprived quintile (20%), Constituencies in middle deprivation quintile (20%), Constituencies in most deprived quintile (20%), Constituencies in second least deprived quintile (20%), Constituencies in second most deprived quintile (20%) |
| low-deprivation | number | Proportion of constituency population living in a low deprivation losa (quintile 4,5) | No | |
| medium-deprivation | number | Proportion of constituency population living in a low deprivation losa (quintile 2,3) | Yes | |
| high-deprivation | number | Proportion of constituency population living in a high deprivation lsoa (quintile 1) | No | |
| pcon-imd-pop-quintile | integer | Constituencies grouped into five quintiles. Quintile 1 is constituencies with highest deprivation that account for 1/5 of population (not 1/5 of constituencies) | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| pcon-imd-pop-decile | integer | Constituencies grouped into ten deciles. Decile 1 is constituencies with highest deprivation that account for 1/10 of population (not 1/5 of constituencies) | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Table: UK_IMD_E
Description:
England-anchored composite UK Index. English IMD rank ordering will be preserved.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nation | string | One letter string of UK Nation (N, E, S, W) | No | E, N, S, W |
| lsoa | string | UK small statistical area (LSOA, DZ, SOA) | Yes | |
| overall_local_score | number | The overall IMD score for this area in the individual index | No | |
| income_score | number | The Income subdomain score in the individual index | No | |
| employment_score | number | The Employment subdomain score in the individual index | No | |
| UK_IMD_E_score | number | The composite score for the UK wide composite, with other nations re-predicted based on English model. | No | |
| original_decile | integer | Deprivation decile in original index. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| E_expanded_decile | integer | Based on bands of original English index, fit other nations into same bands. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| UK_IMD_E_rank | number | Rank ordering of all LSOA by this index. One is most deprived. | No | |
| UK_IMD_E_pop_decile | integer | LSOAs divided into ten deciles of even population (not LSOA count). Decile 1 is most deprived. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| UK_IMD_E_pop_quintile | integer | LSOAs divided into five quintiles of even population (not LSOA count). Quintile 1 is most deprived. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Table: UK_IMD_N
Description:
Northern Ireland anchored composite UK Index. Northern Ireland IMD rank ordering will be preserved.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nation | string | One letter string of UK Nation (N, E, S, W) | No | E, N, S, W |
| lsoa | string | UK small statistical area (LSOA, DZ, SOA) | Yes | |
| overall_local_score | number | The overall IMD score for this area in the indiviudal index | No | |
| income_score | number | The Income subdomain score in the individual index | No | |
| employment_score | number | The Employment subdomain score in the individual index | No | |
| UK_IMD_N_score | number | The composite score for the UK wide composite, with other nations re-predicted based on Northern Ireland model. | No | |
| original_decile | integer | Deprivation decile in original index. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| N_expanded_decile | integer | Based on bands of original index, fit other nations into same bands. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| UK_IMD_N_rank | number | Rank ordering of all LSOA by this index. Rank 1 is most deprived. | No | |
| UK_IMD_N_pop_decile | integer | LSOAs divided into ten deciles of even population (not LSOA count). Decile 1 is most deprived. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| UK_IMD_N_pop_quintile | integer | LSOAs divided into five quintiles of even population (not LSOA count). Quintile 1 is most deprived. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Table: UK_IMD_S
Description:
Scotland-anchored composite UK Index. Scotland IMD rank ordering will be preserved.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nation | string | One letter string of UK Nation (N, E, S, W) | No | E, N, S, W |
| lsoa | string | UK small statistical area (LSOA, DZ, SOA) | Yes | |
| overall_local_score | number | The overall IMD score for this area in the indiviudal index | No | |
| income_score | number | The Income subdomain score in the individual index | No | |
| employment_score | number | The Employment subdomain score in the individual index | No | |
| UK_IMD_S_score | number | The composite score for the UK wide composite, with other nations re-predicted based on Scottish model. | No | |
| original_decile | integer | Deprivation decile in original index. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| S_expanded_decile | integer | Based on bands of original index, fit other nations into same bands. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| UK_IMD_S_rank | number | Rank ordering of all LSOA by this index. Rank 1 is most deprived. | No | |
| UK_IMD_S_pop_decile | integer | LSOAs divided into ten deciles of even population (not LSOA count). Decile 1 is most deprived. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| UK_IMD_S_pop_quintile | integer | LSOAs divided into five quintiles of even population (not LSOA count). Quintile 1 is most deprived. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Table: UM_IMD_W
Description:
Wales-anchored composite UK Index. Wales IMD rank ordering will be preserved.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nation | string | One letter string of UK Nation (N, E, S, W) | No | E, N, S, W |
| lsoa | string | UK small statistical area (LSOA, DZ, SOA) | Yes | |
| overall_local_score | number | The overall IMD score for this area in the indiviudal index | No | |
| income_score | number | The Income subdomain score in the individual index | No | |
| employment_score | number | The Employment subdomain score in the individual index | No | |
| UK_IMD_W_score | number | The composite score for the UK wide composite, with other nations re-predicted based on Wales model. | No | |
| original_decile | integer | Deprivation decile in original index. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| W_expanded_decile | integer | Based on bands of original index, fit other nations into same bands. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| UK_IMD_W_rank | number | Rank ordering of all LSOA by this index. Rank 1 is most deprived. | No | |
| UK_IMD_W_pop_decile | integer | LSOAs divided into ten deciles of even population (not LSOA count). Decile 1 is most deprived. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| UK_IMD_W_pop_quintile | integer | LSOAs divided into ten deciles of even population (not LSOA count). Decile 1 is most deprived. | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Table: Constituencies (2025) by IMD
Description:
Composite IMD scores and bandings for 2025 Constituencies
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| parl25 | string | short code for constituency as used in https://pages.mysociety.org/2025-constituencies/datasets/parliament_con_2025/latest | Yes | |
| constituency-name | string | name of constituency | Yes | |
| parl25-deprivation-score | number | IMD score for constituency | Yes | |
| label | string | IMD banding for constituency | No | 1st IMD quintile, 2nd IMD quintile, 3rd IMD quintile, 4th IMD quintile, 5th IMD quintile |
| desc | string | IMD descriptive banding for constituency | No | Constituencies in least deprived quintile (20%), Constituencies in middle deprivation quintile (20%), Constituencies in most deprived quintile (20%), Constituencies in second least deprived quintile (20%), Constituencies in second most deprived quintile (20%) |
| low-deprivation | number | Proportion of constituency population living in a low deprivation losa (quintile 4,5) | No | |
| medium-deprivation | number | Proportion of constituency population living in a low deprivation losa (quintile 2,3) | Yes | |
| high-deprivation | number | Proportion of constituency population living in a high deprivation losa (quintile 1) | No | |
| parl25-imd-pop-quintile | integer | IMD quintile for constituency | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| parl25-imd-pop-decile | integer | IMD decile for constituency | No | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Change log
3.3.0
Change in data for resource(s): la_imd
3.2.0
New resource(s) added: constituency_imd,parl25_imd
3.1.0
Release 2023 council data
3.1.0-futurecouncils
Update to 2023 councils
3.0.0
Tidied up and added LA/Constituency level deprivation scores
2.1.1
Minor change in data for resource(s): la_labels,uk_imd_e,uk_imd_n,uk_imd_s,uk_imd_w
2.1.0
New resource(s) added: la_labels
1.0.0
Initial release of dataset.
2.0.0
Updated release of datset fixing incorrect comparison of NI SOAs.