Deprivation Statistics for Denton & Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Denton & Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Denton & Westerhope, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 10 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 Denton & Westerhope 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 Denton & Westerhope. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Denton & Westerhope

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Denton & Westerhope. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Newcastle upon Tyne.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Newcastle upon Tyne 015D 63.577 622/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015B 49.885 2198/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G 46.615 2733/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015A 40.154 4219/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A 35.199 5826/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 031D 25.589 10428/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 015F 22.224 12595/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C 11.08 23236/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 015C 10.819 23526/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 031E 10.04 24467/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Denton & Westerhope

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Denton & Westerhope. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 015D 0.336 1287/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G 0.3 2189/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015B 0.268 3295/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 015A 0.253 3874/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A 0.216 5753/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 015F 0.137 11830/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 031D 0.129 12578/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C 0.075 20397/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 015C 0.074 20595/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 031E 0.053 25460/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Denton & Westerhope

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Denton & Westerhope 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 015D 0.267 910/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015B 0.251 1262/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G 0.217 2398/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A 0.182 4187/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 015A 0.18 4282/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 031D 0.128 8786/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 015F 0.116 10245/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C 0.078 16877/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 031E 0.069 19070/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 015C 0.067 19477/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Denton & Westerhope

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Denton & Westerhope population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11543/32,844) in Denton & Westerhope is more than the adult average rank (8465/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Newcastle upon Tyne 015D 70.119 772/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015A 54.83 2428/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015B 53.698 2612/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G 39.284 5564/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A 34.04 7088/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 015F 31.68 7924/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 031D 24.979 10843/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C 12.213 19753/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 015C 11.515 20401/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 031E 10.057 21775/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Denton & Westerhope

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Denton & Westerhope. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 015D 1.428 1749/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G 1.314 2268/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A 1.293 2386/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015B 1.223 2752/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 031D 0.908 4977/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 015A 0.645 7439/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 015F 0.577 8212/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 015C 0.306 11546/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 031E 0.206 12981/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C 0.015 15774/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Denton & Westerhope

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Denton & Westerhope. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 015D 2.044 181/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015B 1.416 1296/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015A 1.262 1922/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G 1.056 3109/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 031D 0.935 4081/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A 0.389 10622/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 015F 0.235 12935/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C -0.379 22156/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 031E -0.42 22702/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 015C -0.511 23934/32,844 8

There were 285 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Denton & Westerhope in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Denton & Westerhope

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Denton & Westerhope. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 015D 32.553 5352/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G 25.022 11088/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 015B 23.644 12500/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A 19.604 17131/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 015A 19.063 17793/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 031E 17.146 20256/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C 13.595 24704/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 015F 13.131 25240/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 015C 9.291 29258/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 031D 8.913 29578/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Denton & Westerhope

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Denton & Westerhope. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 015A -0.504 23954/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A -0.66 25875/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 031D -0.744 26780/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 015C -0.86 27863/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 015F -0.873 27990/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G -1.073 29556/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 015D -1.153 30019/32,844 10
Newcastle upon Tyne 031E -1.373 31085/32,844 10
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C -1.41 31229/32,844 10
Newcastle upon Tyne 015B -1.506 31552/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Denton & Westerhope

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Denton & Westerhope. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 015D 0.18 12414/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G 0.123 13257/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 031D 0.045 14558/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 015C -0.482 23223/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 015A -0.552 24230/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 031E -0.601 24938/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 015F -0.66 25679/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 015B -0.723 26488/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A -0.73 26568/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C -0.827 27731/32,844 9

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.