Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Hulton, Bolton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Hulton, Bolton, Greater Manchester

We have used the 12 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Hulton, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bolton. We have combined these statitics into an English ward level, as most people are familiar with this geospacial area in their town or city. Here are those 12 marked on a map:

Each area has its own decile score. This is where each LSOA in England is ranked according to the level of deprivation and split into 10 equal groups. A decile score of 1 means the area is in the top 10% of deprived areas, 2 is equal to the top 20% and so forth. To simply these scores and apply them to a ward, we have created the iLiveHere rating. This takes the average decile score of all the LSOAs in a ward and converts that into a rating out of 10, where 1 is the best and 10 is the worst. We have then used to traffic light colour system as an at-a-glance reference. As you scroll down this page, the more red ratings you see, the more deprived Hulton is. Indices of Deprivation statistics and are broken down into domains of deprivation or more simply, categories. These category scores are combined using a percentage weighting to give a an LSOA its final indices of deprivation score, decile and rank:

  • Income Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Employment Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Education, Skills and Training Deprivation (13.5%)
  • Health Deprivation and Disability (13.5%)
  • Crime (9.3%)
  • Barriers to Housing and Services (9.3%)
  • Living Environment Deprivation (9.3%)
Below we have split the Living Environment Deprivation category into its sub-categories. We think having individual iLiveHere ratings for Inside Environment and Outside Environment provides a better insight to the housing quality and outside space in Hulton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Hulton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Hulton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bolton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bolton 026D 56.04 1348/32,844 1
Bolton 026A 47.672 2539/32,844 1
Bolton 018B 40.755 4041/32,844 2
Bolton 023C 27.567 9257/32,844 3
Bolton 026B 23.278 11862/32,844 4
Bolton 026C 20.739 13742/32,844 5
Bolton 030C 20.617 13838/32,844 5
Bolton 030D 14.85 19070/32,844 6
Bolton 020B 13.804 20147/32,844 7
Bolton 030A 12.298 21836/32,844 7
Bolton 030B 12.047 22119/32,844 7
Bolton 020A 10.159 24299/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Hulton

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Hulton. The definition of low income the government uses to compile these statistics includes those who are out-of-work (for any reason, not just unemployment) and those that are in work but satisfy the IMD means tests. In the real world, this means they may qualify for means tested benefits such as Universal Credit or legacy benefits such as Working Tax Credits. You should not to assume that this rating is an indicator of overall poverty in this ward.
LSOA Name Income Score Income Rank (England) Income Decile
Bolton 026D 0.356 921/32,844 1
Bolton 026A 0.28 2889/32,844 1
Bolton 018B 0.262 3531/32,844 2
Bolton 023C 0.176 8324/32,844 3
Bolton 026B 0.12 13729/32,844 5
Bolton 030C 0.112 14619/32,844 5
Bolton 030D 0.106 15481/32,844 5
Bolton 020B 0.092 17514/32,844 6
Bolton 026C 0.089 18068/32,844 6
Bolton 020A 0.063 23045/32,844 8
Bolton 030B 0.052 25725/32,844 8
Bolton 030A 0.051 25863/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Hulton

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Hulton who are excluded from the jobs market. These are people who are involuntarily deprived of work. The IMD domains include people who are unemployment, those who are sick or disabled, and carers. Since the government no longer publishes percentage figures for unemployment after the introduction of Universal Credit, his is now the only reliable indictor of joblessness in this ward. The higher the iLiveHere rating, the harder it could be to get work.
LSOA Name Employment Score Employment Rank (England) Employment Decile
Bolton 026D 0.276 763/32,844 1
Bolton 026A 0.201 3063/32,844 1
Bolton 018B 0.162 5597/32,844 2
Bolton 023C 0.129 8598/32,844 3
Bolton 030C 0.115 10276/32,844 4
Bolton 026B 0.093 13773/32,844 5
Bolton 030B 0.081 16190/32,844 5
Bolton 030D 0.078 16780/32,844 6
Bolton 026C 0.077 16897/32,844 6
Bolton 020B 0.074 17871/32,844 6
Bolton 020A 0.063 20790/32,844 7
Bolton 030A 0.061 21090/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Hulton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Hulton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20153/32,844) in Hulton is more than the adult average rank (14201/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bolton 026A 44.174 4367/32,844 2
Bolton 026D 32.774 7525/32,844 3
Bolton 018B 31.479 7999/32,844 3
Bolton 026B 22.005 12538/32,844 4
Bolton 023C 17.892 15210/32,844 5
Bolton 026C 16.738 16013/32,844 5
Bolton 030C 11.553 20371/32,844 7
Bolton 030A 9.616 22245/32,844 7
Bolton 030D 7.749 24195/32,844 8
Bolton 020B 6.86 25192/32,844 8
Bolton 020A 6.413 25704/32,844 8
Bolton 030B 6.202 25961/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Hulton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is indictor of the risk of dying prematurely or having your quality of life impaired through poor physical or mental health in Hulton. The IMD domain measures morbidity, disability and premature mortality. However, it does not take into consideration but personal behaviour or environmental factors that may be predictive of future health problems. See Outdoor Deprivation for depivation that includes environmental factors such as local pullution levels.
LSOA Name Health Score Health Rank (England) Health Decile
Bolton 026D 1.3 2346/32,844 1
Bolton 026A 1.066 3760/32,844 2
Bolton 023C 0.773 6148/32,844 2
Bolton 018B 0.717 6707/32,844 3
Bolton 030C 0.168 13494/32,844 5
Bolton 030D 0.114 14296/32,844 5
Bolton 030B 0.056 15138/32,844 5
Bolton 030A 0.05 15223/32,844 5
Bolton 026B 0.048 15268/32,844 5
Bolton 026C 0.023 15644/32,844 5
Bolton 020B 0 16026/32,844 5
Bolton 020A -0.145 18307/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Hulton

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Hulton. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA Name Crime Score Crime Rank (England) Crime Decile
Bolton 018B 2.212 81/32,844 1
Bolton 026D 1.929 270/32,844 1
Bolton 026A 1.482 1120/32,844 1
Bolton 026C 1.366 1475/32,844 1
Bolton 030A 0.942 4001/32,844 2
Bolton 026B 0.868 4711/32,844 2
Bolton 020B 0.74 6058/32,844 2
Bolton 023C 0.723 6249/32,844 2
Bolton 030D 0.512 8916/32,844 3
Bolton 030C 0.411 10279/32,844 4
Bolton 020A 0.255 12643/32,844 4
Bolton 030B -0.169 19198/32,844 6

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Hulton in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Hulton

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Hulton. I bad rating in an urban area indicates how unaffordable the housing could be. A bad rating in a rural area is an indicator of the absense of local services.
LSOA Name Barriers Score Barriers Rank (England) Barriers Decile
Bolton 030C 27.802 8615/32,844 3
Bolton 030B 26.583 9641/32,844 3
Bolton 026C 21.289 15161/32,844 5
Bolton 030D 17.169 20224/32,844 7
Bolton 020A 17.008 20421/32,844 7
Bolton 026D 16.266 21331/32,844 7
Bolton 018B 12.986 25423/32,844 8
Bolton 026A 8.756 29721/32,844 10
Bolton 020B 7.835 30448/32,844 10
Bolton 030A 5.979 31554/32,844 10
Bolton 023C 5.613 31757/32,844 10
Bolton 026B 5.598 31769/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Hulton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Hulton. A bad rating in an equally income deprived ward, could be because of poorly maintained rented accomodation. A bad rating in a non income deprived area, could be because the small size of housing in relation to costs.
LSOA Name Inside Score Inside Rank (England) Inside Decile
Bolton 026B 1.303 1878/32,844 1
Bolton 026A 1.144 2803/32,844 1
Bolton 023C 0.618 7729/32,844 3
Bolton 018B 0.542 8636/32,844 3
Bolton 026C 0.477 9519/32,844 3
Bolton 030A -0.182 19341/32,844 6
Bolton 020B -0.21 19754/32,844 7
Bolton 030C -0.289 20970/32,844 7
Bolton 026D -0.347 21807/32,844 7
Bolton 030B -0.549 24510/32,844 8
Bolton 030D -1.012 29144/32,844 9
Bolton 020A -1.024 29228/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Hulton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Hulton. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA Name Outside Score Outside (England) Outside Decile
Bolton 023C 0.538 8006/32,844 3
Bolton 030C 0.451 8904/32,844 3
Bolton 026A 0.349 10125/32,844 4
Bolton 018B 0.16 12727/32,844 4
Bolton 026D 0.087 13887/32,844 5
Bolton 026C 0.079 14006/32,844 5
Bolton 020A 0.079 14011/32,844 5
Bolton 030D -0.032 15820/32,844 5
Bolton 026B -0.047 16067/32,844 5
Bolton 030A -0.159 17971/32,844 6
Bolton 020B -0.168 18118/32,844 6
Bolton 030B -0.369 21513/32,844 7

Disclaimer: Although every care has been taken to make sure there are no mistakes in the data presented on this page, you should verify these figures with the official data source.