Leighton Buzzard

Overall Deprivation

The population of this parish is 30419. It ranks 7618 out of 12178, where 1 is the most deprived parish.

This means that the parish is relatively less deprived compared with other parishes in the country.

Poverty

Child Poverty

X

The proportion of all children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families. Income deprived families are defined as families that either receive Income Support or income-based Jobseekers Allowance or income-based Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit (Guarantee) or families not in receipt of these benefits but in receipt of Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit with an equivalised income (excluding housing benefit) below 60 per cent of the national median before housing costs.

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Working-age Poverty

X

The proportion of working-age adults who experience income deprivation. This includes those in receipt of Job Seeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance and Carer's Allowance.

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Pensioner Poverty

X

The proportion of all those aged 60 or over who experience income deprivation. This includes adults aged 60 or over receiving Income Support or income-based Jobseekers Allowance or income-based Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit (Guarantee).

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Life expectancy

Life Expectancy (Boys)

X

The average number of years a man would live, if he experienced the particular area’s age-specific mortality rates.

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Life Expectancy (Girls)

X

The average number of years a woman would live, if she experienced the particular area’s age-specific mortality rates.

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Demographics

No Qualifications

X

Percentage of adults aged 16 - 70 with no academic, vocational or professional qualifications.

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Social Housing

X

Percentage of households living in local authority or housing association properties.

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Lone Parenthood

X

Lone parent households as a percentage of all households with dependent children.

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People Living On Their Own

X

Proportion of single-person households.

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Older Population

X

Percentage of population aged 65 and over.

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Parish Data

Percentages and ranks	Least in Nation	Least in Diocese	This parish	Most in Diocese	Most in Nation
Child Poverty X Percentage The proportion of all children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families. Income deprived families are defined as families that either receive Income Support or income-based Jobseekers Allowance or income-based Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit (Guarantee) or families not in receipt of these benefits but in receipt of Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit with an equivalised income (excluding housing benefit) below 60 per cent of the national median before housing costs. Rank Ranking on the 2015 Index of Multiple Deprivation child poverty index, relative to other parishes nationally or in the same diocese. Based on the proportion of all children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families. Income deprived families are defined as families that either receive Income Support or income-based Jobseekers Allowance or income-based Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit (Guarantee) or families not in receipt of these benefits but in receipt of Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit with an equivalised income (excluding housing benefit) below 60 per cent of the national median before housing costs. ?	1%	2%	13% Ranked 3914/12178	34%	58%
Pensioner Poverty X Percentage The proportion of all those aged 60 or over who experience income deprivation. This includes adults aged 60 or over receiving Income Support or income-based Jobseekers Allowance or income-based Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit (Guarantee). Rank Ranking on the 2015 Index of Multiple Deprivation older people index, relative to other parishes nationally or in the same diocese. Based on the proportion of all those aged 60 or over who experience income deprivation. This includes adults aged 60 or over receiving Income Support or income-based Jobseekers Allowance or income-based Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit (Guarantee). ?	2%	2%	11% Ranked 4587/12178	42%	73%
Working age poverty X Percentage The proportion of working-age adults who experience income deprivation. This includes those in receipt of Job Seeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance and Carer's Allowance. Rank Ranking on the 2015 Index of Multiple Deprivation employment deprivation domain, relative to other parishes nationally or in the same diocese. Based on the proportion of working-age adults who experience income deprivation. This includes those in receipt of Job Seeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance and Carer's Allowance. ?	1%	2%	9% Ranked 4535/12178	26%	58%


Years	Highest in Nation	Highest in Diocese	This parish	Lowest in Diocese	Lowest in Nation
Life expectancy (boys) X The average number of years a man would live, if he experienced the particular area’s age-specific mortality rates. ?	91yrs	85yrs	80yrs	72yrs	67yrs
Life expectancy (girls) X The average number of years a woman would live, if she experienced the particular area’s age-specific mortality rates. ?	96yrs	89yrs	84yrs	78yrs	73yrs


Percentages	Least in Nation	Least in Diocese	This parish	Most in Diocese	Most in Nation
No qualifications X Percentage of adults aged 16 - 70 with no academic, vocational or professional qualifications. ?	0.5%	6.2%	15.1%	29.5%	44.4%
Social housing X Percentage of households living in local authority or housing association properties. ?	0%	1.2%	14%	42.8%	76.1%
Lone parenthood X Lone parent households as a percentage of all households with dependent children. ?	0%	1.3%	7.1%	13.8%	21.8%
People living on their own X Proportion of single-person households. ?	10.8%	13.6%	26.8%	53.3%	77.6%
Older population X Percentage of population aged 65 and over. ?	0.3%	5%	15.4%	35.2%	65.9%

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Churches within the parish of Leighton Buzzard

All Saints Church

St.Albans Diocese

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