Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Appleton, Castle Point

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Appleton, Castle Point, Essex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Appleton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Appleton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Castle Point.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Castle Point 003A 13.884 20065/32,844 7
Castle Point 003B 8.811 26044/32,844 8
Castle Point 004A 8.343 26644/32,844 9
Castle Point 003C 8.05 27016/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Appleton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Appleton. 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
Castle Point 003A 0.108 15139/32,844 5
Castle Point 003C 0.057 24498/32,844 8
Castle Point 003B 0.055 24834/32,844 8
Castle Point 004A 0.051 25812/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Appleton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Appleton 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
Castle Point 003A 0.079 16543/32,844 6
Castle Point 004A 0.067 19623/32,844 6
Castle Point 003C 0.056 22743/32,844 7
Castle Point 003B 0.056 22801/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Appleton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Appleton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20883/32,844) in Appleton is more than the adult average rank (8235/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Castle Point 003A 21.908 12604/32,844 4
Castle Point 003C 20.895 13206/32,844 5
Castle Point 003B 20.357 13567/32,844 5
Castle Point 004A 19.449 14120/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Appleton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Appleton. 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
Castle Point 003C -0.6 24718/32,844 8
Castle Point 003B -0.616 24902/32,844 8
Castle Point 004A -0.681 25727/32,844 8
Castle Point 003A -0.782 26805/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Appleton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Appleton. 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
Castle Point 003B -0.079 17825/32,844 6
Castle Point 003A -0.167 19163/32,844 6
Castle Point 003C -0.693 26149/32,844 8
Castle Point 004A -0.993 29033/32,844 9

There were 91 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Appleton in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Appleton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Appleton. 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
Castle Point 003A 17.899 19266/32,844 6
Castle Point 004A 14.779 23316/32,844 8
Castle Point 003B 12.654 25825/32,844 8
Castle Point 003C 10.822 27827/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Appleton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Appleton. 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
Castle Point 003A -0.632 25547/32,844 8
Castle Point 004A -0.98 28895/32,844 9
Castle Point 003C -1.046 29372/32,844 9
Castle Point 003B -1.116 29830/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Appleton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Appleton. 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
Castle Point 003A 0.093 13805/32,844 5
Castle Point 003B -0.406 22122/32,844 7
Castle Point 003C -0.413 22224/32,844 7
Castle Point 004A -0.519 23746/32,844 8

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.