Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Anchorsholme, Blackpool

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Anchorsholme, Blackpool, Lancashire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Anchorsholme, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Blackpool. 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 4 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 Anchorsholme 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 Anchorsholme. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Anchorsholme

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 Anchorsholme. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Blackpool.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Blackpool 002A 37.608 5006/32,844 2
Blackpool 001A 29.22 8390/32,844 3
Blackpool 001C 26.319 9981/32,844 4
Blackpool 001B 23.571 11645/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Anchorsholme

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 Anchorsholme. 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
Blackpool 002A 0.206 6309/32,844 2
Blackpool 001A 0.158 9797/32,844 3
Blackpool 001C 0.15 10481/32,844 4
Blackpool 001B 0.114 14424/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Anchorsholme

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Anchorsholme 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
Blackpool 002A 0.202 3050/32,844 1
Blackpool 001A 0.159 5776/32,844 2
Blackpool 001C 0.13 8538/32,844 3
Blackpool 001B 0.095 13479/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Anchorsholme

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 Anchorsholme population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9759/32,844) in Anchorsholme is less than the adult average rank (10326/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Blackpool 001C 28.205 9311/32,844 3
Blackpool 002A 26.609 10020/32,844 4
Blackpool 001B 26.324 10145/32,844 4
Blackpool 001A 25.572 10531/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Anchorsholme

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Anchorsholme. 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
Blackpool 002A 1.898 468/32,844 1
Blackpool 001C 1.113 3437/32,844 2
Blackpool 001B 1.103 3509/32,844 2
Blackpool 001A 1.014 4134/32,844 2

Crime Deprivation in Anchorsholme

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Anchorsholme. 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
Blackpool 001A -0.036 17233/32,844 6
Blackpool 001C -0.339 21576/32,844 7
Blackpool 001B -0.44 22976/32,844 7
Blackpool 002A -0.562 24606/32,844 8

There were 182 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Anchorsholme in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Anchorsholme

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Anchorsholme. 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
Blackpool 002A 18.438 18564/32,844 6
Blackpool 001C 10.901 27736/32,844 9
Blackpool 001A 9.424 29146/32,844 9
Blackpool 001B 7.063 30934/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Anchorsholme

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Anchorsholme. 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
Blackpool 001B 0.962 4166/32,844 2
Blackpool 001A 0.818 5510/32,844 2
Blackpool 001C 0.443 9962/32,844 4
Blackpool 002A -0.053 17314/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Anchorsholme

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Anchorsholme. 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
Blackpool 001B 0.166 12626/32,844 4
Blackpool 001A 0.139 13036/32,844 4
Blackpool 001C 0.038 14665/32,844 5
Blackpool 002A -0.179 18288/32,844 6

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.