Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007: England's Small Area Deprivation Scores

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 provides a composite measure of relative deprivation across 32,482 Lower Layer Super Output Areas in England. The Office for National Statistics published this administrative dataset, which aggregates data from 2001 to 2005 into seven distinct deprivation domains. It serves as a key resource for understanding socioeconomic inequalities at a granular geographic level.

Use Cases

• Mapping socioeconomic inequality based on the composite deprivation index for England.
• Analyzing correlations between deprivation domains such as income, employment, and health.
• Informing local government policy and resource targeting based on small-area LSOA scores.
• Benchmarking regional deprivation levels over time using the 2007 reference point.

Strengths

• Covers all 32,482 Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in England, providing national granularity.
• Integrates data from a 5-year period (2001-2005) to create a stable 2007 snapshot.
• Derived from official administrative sources processed by the Office for National Statistics.
• Structured around seven distinct deprivation domains for multidimensional analysis.

Limitations

• Data is from 2007, using source data up to 2005, limiting contemporary relevance.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Communities and Local Government (CLG), published by Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Administrative data with statistical transformations applied

Time Range

2007 (using source data from 2001 to 2005)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:04.956468; freshness should be verified

Geography

England, at Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) level