Data collected as part of the 2021 census has found that Rushcliffe is the least deprived area of Nottinghamshire. Results published by the Office for National Statistics show that 58.4% of households in Rushcliffe are not deprived in any of the four categories, which are education, employment, health and housing.
A household is classified as deprived in education if nobody has at least a level 2 in education, and nobody aged 16 to 18 is a full time student, whereas a household is deprived in health if any member is classed as disabled. A household is also classified as deprived in the housing dimension if the household is overcrowded, in a shared dwelling or has no central heating, and a household is deprived in employment when any member of the household, who is not a full-time student, is either unemployed or disabled.
The data also shows that 0% of households in Rushcliffe are deprived in all four categories, with all other areas of the county having a number of households deprived in all the categories. Moreover, 1.5% of Rushcliffe households deprived in three of the categories, and 9.5% are deprived in two of the categories.
Additionally, 30.5% of Rushcliffe households are deprived in one of the categories. However, when compared to other areas of Nottinghamshire, the rate of deprivation is significantly lower.
Whilst Rushcliffe has less than 2% of households deprived in three of the categories, this compares to 5.6% of Nottingham households, 5.1% of Mansfield households and 4.6% of Ashfield households. As well as 2.8% of Gedling households and 2.9% of Broxtowe households.
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