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How deprived is Malvern Hills 009C?

Malvern Hills 009C is a small area called a Lower-layer Super Output Area (LSOA) in Malvern Hills.

LSOAs – referred to here as 'neighbourhoods' – have an average population of 1,600 people.

The latest available data, released in 2025, shows that:

Malvern Hills 009C is less deprived than most neighbourhoods in England

About two thirds of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived (ranked 22,279 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.

What is deprivation?

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.

Malvern Hills 009C is less deprived than most neighbourhoods within Malvern Hills

The Malvern Hills local authority district contains 44 other neighbourhoods. About two thirds of neighbourhoods in this area are more deprived than the neighbourhood you selected.

There are different types of deprivation in Malvern Hills 009C

The neighbourhood you selected is most deprived in relation to living environment. About three quarters of neighbourhoods in England are less deprived.

It's also possible to measure income deprivation affecting people of different ages.

Malvern Hills 009C has a lower rate of income deprivation affecting children (IDACI) than most neighbourhoods in England.

But it is ranked around the middle for income deprivation affecting older people (IDAOPI), compared to other neighbourhoods in England.

Income deprivation affecting:

Compared to other neighbourhoods in Malvern Hills, Malvern Hills 009C is most deprived in relation to health & disability

86% of neighbourhoods in Malvern Hills are less deprived in relation to health & disability than the neighbourhood you selected.

About this article

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.

Further reading

What is an LSOA?

Read about the characteristics of Lower-layer Super Output Areas on the Office for National Statistics website.

Technical and research reports

These reports provide information on the methodology of the 2025 Indices of Deprivation.

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Glossary

Understand the terms used in the Indices of Deprivation dataset

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