Step-by-step guide to check your eligibility

Check the IMD Quintile of your home postcode

Use the English indices of deprivation 2019 data lookup tool.
Type your home postcode in the ‘Enter postcodes’ box.
Click ‘Get deprivation data'.
The data for your home postcode will be available as an xlsx or csv file. To open in Excel, download the xlsx file.
Download deprivation data
Column F in the downloaded spreadsheet gives you the Index of Multiple Deprivation Decile. This will be a number from 1 to 10.
Determine the IMD Quintile:
    • Decile 1 or 2 = IMD Quintile 1
    • Decile 3 or 4 = IMD Quintile 2
    • Decile 5 or 6 = IMD Quintile 3
    • Decile 7 or 8 = IMD Quintile 4
    • Decile 9 or 10 = IMD Quintile 5
Make a note of the IMD Quintile of your home postcode.
If your home postcode is IMD Quintile 1, this is one of the eligibility criteria for an Access º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Contextual Offer.