South Somerset 012D is a small area called a Lower-layer Super Output Area (LSOA) in Somerset.
LSOAs – referred to here as 'neighbourhoods' – have an average population of 1,600 people.
The latest available data, released in 2025, shows that:
Only 8% of neighbourhoods in England are less deprived (ranked 31,064 out of 33,755 neighbourhoods).
This is an overall measure, called the Index of Multiple Deprivation. It is calculated by combining different types of deprivation in this neighbourhood.
Deprivation is a lack of resources needed in life.
This data can be used to compare relative levels of deprivation in different neighbourhoods. However, it can't be used to measure absolute levels of deprivation in a neighbourhood, or to assess trends over time.
The Somerset local authority district contains 338 other neighbourhoods. Only 4% of neighbourhoods in this area are less deprived than the neighbourhood you selected.
The neighbourhood you selected is most deprived in relation to barriers to housing & services. But it was still ranked around the middle for deprivation in England.
It's also possible to measure income deprivation affecting people of different ages.
South Somerset 012D has a lower rate of income deprivation affecting children (IDACI) than most neighbourhoods in England.
It also has a lower rate of income deprivation affecting older people (IDAOPI) than most neighbourhoods in England.
Income deprivation affecting:
Only 2% of neighbourhoods in Somerset are less deprived in relation to employment than the neighbourhood you selected.
This article contains semi-automated text. This means that the sentences are produced according to rules programmed by staff at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, based on the data for a local area.
Read about the characteristics of Lower-layer Super Output Areas on the Office for National Statistics website.
These reports provide information on the methodology of the 2025 Indices of Deprivation.
Understand the terms used in the Indices of Deprivation dataset
See deprivation data for Somerset and the surrounding area using interactive maps
Download the latest deprivation data, as well as geospatial and contextual information