Deprivation & opportunity in Castle Point
IMD 2019 · 57 LSOAs · MHCLG · OGL v3.0
What is the area opportunity and deprivation level in Castle Point?
Castle Point has a Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI) of 59.2/100 (rank 155 of 313 English local authorities), 1.3 points above the national average of 57.9/100. This places Castle Point in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG), OGL v3.0.
59.2
GAOI / 100
#155
of 313 English LAs
Moderate Opportunity
Opportunity tier
+1.3
vs England avg (57.9)
Domain breakdown — Castle Point
All scores 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity). Derived from IMD 2019 by inverting and normalising each domain across all 313 English LAs.
| Domain | IMD weight | GAOI sub-score | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | 22.5% | 64.8/100 | |
| Employment | 22.5% | 63.5/100 | |
| Education | 13.5% | 32.8/100 | |
| Health | 13.5% | 45.8/100 | |
| Crime Safety | 9.3% | 49.3/100 | |
| Housing Access | 9.3% | 71/100 | |
| Environment | 9.3% | 92/100 |
Raw mean IMD composite: 16.84 (population-weighted across 57 LSOAs). Population (mid-2015): 89,184.
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Official ONS-weighted GAOI · Castle Point · IMD 2019 source data
Domain breakdown (0 = most deprived, 100 = least deprived)
GAOI sub-scores derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG, OGL v3.0). Each sub-score = inverted and min-max normalised domain score across all 313 English LAs. Custom weighting is illustrative — not an official statistic.
Questions about Castle Point
- What is the deprivation level in Castle Point?
- Castle Point has a Gera Area Opportunity Index of 59.2/100 (rank 155 of 313 English LAs), placing it in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Its population-weighted mean IMD score is 16.842 (lower IMD = less deprived). The national average IMD is 19.535. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG, OGL v3.0.
- What are the strongest and weakest opportunity domains in Castle Point?
- In Castle Point, the strongest opportunity domains are environment (92/100) and housing access (71/100). The domains with most room for improvement are health (45.8/100) and education (32.8/100). All scores are 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity), derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG).
- How does Castle Point compare with the England average for deprivation?
- Castle Point's GAOI of 59.2/100 is 1.3 points above the England average of 57.9/100, based on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG). It ranks 155 out of 313 English local authorities (rank 1 = least deprived / highest opportunity).
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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 — File 7 (All LSOA Scores, Ranks, Deciles). Published by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), September 2019. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GAOI methodology: https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-area-opportunity-index. Data as of ; page updated .