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Deprivation & opportunity in West Devon

IMD 2019 · 31 LSOAs · MHCLG · OGL v3.0

What is the area opportunity and deprivation level in West Devon?

West Devon has a Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI) of 62.7/100 (rank 135 of 313 English local authorities), 4.8 points above the national average of 57.9/100. This places West Devon 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: )

62.7

GAOI / 100

#135

of 313 English LAs

High Opportunity

Opportunity tier

+4.8

vs England avg (57.9)

Domain breakdown — West Devon

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 West Devon
DomainIMD weightGAOI sub-scoreBar
Income22.5%69.1/100
Employment22.5%65.2/100
Education13.5%74.6/100
Health13.5%42.9/100
Crime Safety9.3%76/100
Housing Access9.3%56.6/100
Environment9.3%46.6/100

Raw mean IMD composite: 18.05 (population-weighted across 31 LSOAs). Population (mid-2015): 53,945.

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62.7/100High Opportunity
vs England avg
+4.8 pts

Official ONS-weighted GAOI · West Devon · IMD 2019 source data

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

💷 Income(22.5%)69.1/100
👔 Employment(22.5%)65.2/100
🎓 Education(13.5%)74.6/100
🏥 Health(13.5%)42.9/100
🔒 Crime Safety(9.3%)76/100
🏠 Housing Access(9.3%)56.6/100
🌿 Environment(9.3%)46.6/100

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 West Devon

What is the deprivation level in West Devon?
West Devon has a Gera Area Opportunity Index of 62.7/100 (rank 135 of 313 English LAs), placing it in the "High Opportunity" tier. Its population-weighted mean IMD score is 18.052 (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 West Devon?
In West Devon, the strongest opportunity domains are crime safety (76/100) and education (74.6/100). The domains with most room for improvement are environment (46.6/100) and health (42.9/100). All scores are 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity), derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG).
How does West Devon compare with the England average for deprivation?
West Devon's GAOI of 62.7/100 is 4.8 points above the England average of 57.9/100, based on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG). It ranks 135 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 .