Indices of Multiple Deprivation (2019)

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is calculated by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and provides a relative measure of deprivation for small areas across England. The IMD combines data from 38 different indicators across seven broad ‘domains’ reflecting the multiple issues many deprived households face. The IMD ranks all 32,844 Lower Super Outputs Areas (LSOAs) in England against each other on the basis of their levels of relative deprivation or ‘scores’. The latest iteration of this data was published in 2019 utilising data which was sourced in 2016.

This indicator outlines the ‘smaller’ boundaries within Buckinghamshire which are deprived across a range of factors beyond low income. The IMD is also relative to the rest of England so it’s powerful in highlighting key areas of deprivation within Buckinghamshire, which is typically seen as an affluent county. The map shows pockets of deprivation in Aylesbury and High Wycombe.

At aggregate level, Buckinghamshire’s deprivation levels are low. With a 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) deprivation score of 10.1, Buckinghamshire is deemed the least deprived LEP area in England. This compares to a score of 15.5 for the South East and 21.8 for England.

7 domains of deprivation

Percentage weighting of data into the indices ranking

Income – 22.5%
Employment – 22.5%
Education – 13.5%
Health – 13.5%
Crime – 9.3%
Barriers to Housing & Services – 9.3%
Living Environment – 9.3%

Data

2021 Census update

The census takes place every ten years. It gives a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The first 2021 Census

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Data

Population size

The chart shows the size of the population in Buckinghamshire and how it has changed since 1991 when the current recording methodology began.

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Data

Age distribution

The chart shows the age distribution of children (0-17 year-olds), working-age people (18-64 year-olds) and older people (65+ year-olds) in Buckinghamshire, South East England, and

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Data

Components of population change

The charts in this section show the components of population change. The components are natural change (births and deaths); internal UK migration (people moving in

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