Area Intelligence
MHCLG Index of Multiple Deprivation data for any UK postcode. 10 domains, national rankings, and decile scores — giving you a complete socioeconomic profile of any area via a single API call.
What's included
Overall IMD →
Overall Index of Multiple Deprivation rank and decile for the postcode's LSOA. National ranking out of 32,844 areas.
Income & Employment →
Proportion of the local population in income or employment hardship. Key indicators for affordability and economic health.
Education & Skills →
Educational attainment and adult skills deprivation. Important for family buyers and school catchment analysis.
Health & Disability →
Health deprivation and disability domain — premature death rates, illness, and disability prevalence in the area.
Crime →
Crime domain from the IMD — rates of violence, burglary, theft, and criminal damage relative to the national average.
Housing & Environment →
Barriers to housing and services (affordability, access) plus living environment deprivation (air quality, road safety).
Area deprivation profile
All 10 IMD domains in a single response. Deciles 1–10 where 10 = least deprived nationally.
API response
Pass a postcode or UPRN. Get back all 10 IMD domain scores, ranks, and deciles in a single response.
{
"postcode": "BS81TH",
"lsoa_code": "E01014649",
"lsoa_name": "Bristol 032B",
"imd_rank": 28412,
"imd_decile": 9,
"income_rank": 29103,
"income_decile": 9,
"employment_rank": 28891,
"employment_decile": 9,
"education_rank": 31204,
"education_decile": 10,
"health_rank": 26847,
"health_decile": 8,
"crime_rank": 22901,
"crime_decile": 7,
"housing_rank": 19823,
"housing_decile": 6,
"environment_rank": 9124,
"environment_decile": 3
}
curl "https://api.homedata.co.uk/api/deprivation/?postcode=BS81TH" \ -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_KEY"
Built for
Property reports
Enrich property reports with neighbourhood context — how does this area compare nationally across income, crime, and environment?
Investment screening
Find undervalued areas with low deprivation scores but improving trends. Identify regeneration opportunities before the market does.
ESG & social value
Measure and report on social impact of property portfolios. Flag holdings in the most deprived 10% of areas for targeted intervention.
API endpoint
Query by postcode or UPRN. Returns all 10 IMD domain scores in a single call. Cached per LSOA.