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Deprivation & opportunity in Rushmoor

IMD 2019 · 58 LSOAs · MHCLG · OGL v3.0

What is the area opportunity and deprivation level in Rushmoor?

Rushmoor has a Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI) of 63.1/100 (rank 134 of 313 English local authorities), 5.2 points above the national average of 57.9/100. This places Rushmoor in the "High Opportunity" tier. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG), OGL v3.0.

Proprietary metric:Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI/100)·As of September 2019 · updated when MHCLG publishes new IMD (last: )

63.1

GAOI / 100

#134

of 313 English LAs

High Opportunity

Opportunity tier

+5.2

vs England avg (57.9)

Domain breakdown — Rushmoor

All scores 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity). Derived from IMD 2019 by inverting and normalising each domain across all 313 English LAs.

GAOI domain sub-scores for Rushmoor
DomainIMD weightGAOI sub-scoreBar
Income22.5%66.2/100
Employment22.5%74.7/100
Education13.5%59.8/100
Health13.5%41.4/100
Crime Safety9.3%42.4/100
Housing Access9.3%62.4/100
Environment9.3%85.4/100

Raw mean IMD composite: 15.90 (population-weighted across 58 LSOAs). Population (mid-2015): 95,166.

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63.1/100High Opportunity
vs England avg
+5.2 pts

Official ONS-weighted GAOI · Rushmoor · IMD 2019 source data

Domain breakdown (0 = most deprived, 100 = least deprived)

💷 Income(22.5%)66.2/100
👔 Employment(22.5%)74.7/100
🎓 Education(13.5%)59.8/100
🏥 Health(13.5%)41.4/100
🔒 Crime Safety(9.3%)42.4/100
🏠 Housing Access(9.3%)62.4/100
🌿 Environment(9.3%)85.4/100

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 Rushmoor

What is the deprivation level in Rushmoor?
Rushmoor has a Gera Area Opportunity Index of 63.1/100 (rank 134 of 313 English LAs), placing it in the "High Opportunity" tier. Its population-weighted mean IMD score is 15.903 (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 Rushmoor?
In Rushmoor, the strongest opportunity domains are environment (85.4/100) and employment (74.7/100). The domains with most room for improvement are crime safety (42.4/100) and health (41.4/100). All scores are 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity), derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG).
How does Rushmoor compare with the England average for deprivation?
Rushmoor's GAOI of 63.1/100 is 5.2 points above the England average of 57.9/100, based on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG). It ranks 134 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 .