Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Astley Bridge, Bolton

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Astley Bridge, 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 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 Astley Bridge 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 Astley Bridge. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Astley Bridge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Astley Bridge. 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 011B 57.576 1158/32,844 1
Bolton 005C 34.074 6242/32,844 2
Bolton 005D 31.354 7377/32,844 3
Bolton 005A 30.687 7694/32,844 3
Bolton 005B 24.997 10776/32,844 4
Bolton 003D 13.745 20211/32,844 7
Bolton 003B 11.437 22815/32,844 7
Bolton 003A 10.019 24505/32,844 8
Bolton 001A 7.028 28288/32,844 9
Bolton 003C 5.833 29639/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Astley Bridge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Astley Bridge. 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 011B 0.359 888/32,844 1
Bolton 005C 0.233 4834/32,844 2
Bolton 005D 0.2 6702/32,844 3
Bolton 005A 0.18 8010/32,844 3
Bolton 005B 0.134 12065/32,844 4
Bolton 003D 0.098 16675/32,844 6
Bolton 003B 0.059 23948/32,844 8
Bolton 003A 0.043 27789/32,844 9
Bolton 001A 0.036 29569/32,844 10
Bolton 003C 0.034 30003/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Astley Bridge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Astley Bridge 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 011B 0.259 1097/32,844 1
Bolton 005C 0.177 4513/32,844 2
Bolton 005D 0.142 7326/32,844 3
Bolton 005A 0.126 8988/32,844 3
Bolton 005B 0.096 13241/32,844 5
Bolton 003B 0.078 16825/32,844 6
Bolton 003A 0.071 18591/32,844 6
Bolton 003D 0.049 25029/32,844 8
Bolton 001A 0.044 26582/32,844 9
Bolton 003C 0.034 29530/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Astley Bridge

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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 Astley Bridge population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (21199/32,844) in Astley Bridge is more than the adult average rank (15147/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bolton 011B 53.329 2676/32,844 1
Bolton 005C 30.435 8389/32,844 3
Bolton 005D 28.067 9373/32,844 3
Bolton 005A 19.378 14159/32,844 5
Bolton 005B 16.536 16170/32,844 5
Bolton 003D 13.112 18937/32,844 6
Bolton 003B 9.81 22029/32,844 7
Bolton 003A 5.358 26889/32,844 9
Bolton 003C 3.39 29270/32,844 9
Bolton 001A 3.044 29676/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Astley Bridge

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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 Astley Bridge. 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 011B 0.979 4377/32,844 2
Bolton 005C 0.866 5319/32,844 2
Bolton 005D 0.665 7234/32,844 3
Bolton 005A 0.53 8733/32,844 3
Bolton 005B 0.41 10193/32,844 4
Bolton 003B 0.068 14980/32,844 5
Bolton 003A -0.027 16417/32,844 5
Bolton 003D -0.33 21115/32,844 7
Bolton 001A -0.341 21312/32,844 7
Bolton 003C -0.342 21318/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Astley Bridge

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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 Astley Bridge. 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 011B 1.617 753/32,844 1
Bolton 005A 0.963 3820/32,844 2
Bolton 005B 0.963 3825/32,844 2
Bolton 005D 0.65 7081/32,844 3
Bolton 005C 0.388 10632/32,844 4
Bolton 003A 0.318 11673/32,844 4
Bolton 003C 0.272 12362/32,844 4
Bolton 003D 0.131 14635/32,844 5
Bolton 001A 0.119 14833/32,844 5
Bolton 003B -0.319 21304/32,844 7

There were 1 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Astley Bridge in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Astley Bridge

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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 Astley Bridge. 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 005C 25.82 10343/32,844 4
Bolton 001A 23.012 13193/32,844 5
Bolton 011B 21.413 14999/32,844 5
Bolton 003A 11.821 26753/32,844 9
Bolton 005B 10.982 27657/32,844 9
Bolton 005A 9.73 28862/32,844 9
Bolton 005D 9.53 29042/32,844 9
Bolton 003D 9.369 29192/32,844 9
Bolton 003B 7.459 30700/32,844 10
Bolton 003C 2.613 32663/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Astley Bridge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Astley Bridge. 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 005A 1.317 1804/32,844 1
Bolton 005B 1.072 3324/32,844 2
Bolton 003D 1.043 3544/32,844 2
Bolton 005D 0.982 3994/32,844 2
Bolton 011B 0.528 8817/32,844 3
Bolton 003B 0.363 11024/32,844 4
Bolton 003C 0.024 16083/32,844 5
Bolton 003A -0.116 18292/32,844 6
Bolton 005C -0.62 25422/32,844 8
Bolton 001A -1.113 29813/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Astley Bridge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Astley Bridge. 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 005B 0.604 7398/32,844 3
Bolton 011B 0.538 8011/32,844 3
Bolton 005A 0.42 9257/32,844 3
Bolton 005D 0.279 11041/32,844 4
Bolton 003D 0.008 15160/32,844 5
Bolton 003B -0.072 16489/32,844 6
Bolton 003A -0.191 18483/32,844 6
Bolton 003C -0.249 19458/32,844 6
Bolton 001A -0.397 21982/32,844 7
Bolton 005C -0.569 24457/32,844 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.