Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Beacon and Bents, South Tyneside

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Beacon and Bents, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Beacon and Bents, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of South Tyneside. 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 9 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 Beacon and Bents 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 Beacon and Bents. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Beacon and Bents

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Beacon and Bents. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Tyneside.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Tyneside 002C 69.062 305/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001B 56.529 1281/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002D 52.194 1844/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002A 48.377 2427/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001E 42.704 3542/32,844 2
South Tyneside 002E 42.311 3638/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001D 30.873 7615/32,844 3
South Tyneside 001A 30.437 7819/32,844 3
South Tyneside 001C 24.185 11268/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Beacon and Bents

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Beacon and Bents. 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
South Tyneside 002C 0.477 73/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001B 0.354 964/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002D 0.294 2415/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002A 0.275 3041/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001E 0.275 3044/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002E 0.26 3609/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001A 0.2 6698/32,844 3
South Tyneside 001D 0.17 8750/32,844 3
South Tyneside 001C 0.143 11156/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Beacon and Bents

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Beacon and Bents 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
South Tyneside 002C 0.366 92/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002D 0.277 753/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001B 0.261 1046/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002E 0.232 1841/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001E 0.229 1927/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002A 0.224 2122/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001D 0.163 5460/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001A 0.162 5547/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001C 0.152 6420/32,844 2

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Beacon and Bents

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 Beacon and Bents population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10660/32,844) in Beacon and Bents is more than the adult average rank (8634/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Tyneside 002C 62.01 1518/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001B 44.75 4224/32,844 2
South Tyneside 002A 40.111 5338/32,844 2
South Tyneside 002E 37.797 5964/32,844 2
South Tyneside 002D 37.278 6120/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001E 32.948 7454/32,844 3
South Tyneside 001A 22.224 12399/32,844 4
South Tyneside 001D 14.598 17680/32,844 6
South Tyneside 001C 8.608 23307/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Beacon and Bents

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 Beacon and Bents. 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
South Tyneside 002A 1.8 657/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002D 1.795 673/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002C 1.62 1065/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001E 1.34 2143/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001B 1.282 2448/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002E 1.127 3337/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001A 0.891 5129/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001C 0.769 6181/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001D 0.747 6400/32,844 2

Crime Deprivation in Beacon and Bents

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Beacon and Bents. 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
South Tyneside 001B 1.967 235/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002A 1.374 1446/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002C 1.366 1480/32,844 1
South Tyneside 001D 1.241 2025/32,844 1
South Tyneside 002D 1.014 3407/32,844 2
South Tyneside 002E 0.842 4982/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001A 0.831 5098/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001C 0.651 7068/32,844 3
South Tyneside 001E 0.535 8604/32,844 3

There were 504 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Beacon and Bents in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Beacon and Bents

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Beacon and Bents. 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
South Tyneside 001E 23.754 12388/32,844 4
South Tyneside 002D 22.03 14290/32,844 5
South Tyneside 001B 21.914 14424/32,844 5
South Tyneside 002E 18.857 18048/32,844 6
South Tyneside 002C 18.802 18111/32,844 6
South Tyneside 002A 16.409 21161/32,844 7
South Tyneside 001D 11.621 26990/32,844 9
South Tyneside 001C 11.494 27128/32,844 9
South Tyneside 001A 11.242 27369/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Beacon and Bents

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Beacon and Bents. 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
South Tyneside 001D 0.759 6132/32,844 2
South Tyneside 001C -0.041 17086/32,844 6
South Tyneside 001A -0.159 18986/32,844 6
South Tyneside 002E -0.611 25302/32,844 8
South Tyneside 002A -0.687 26190/32,844 8
South Tyneside 001B -0.878 28029/32,844 9
South Tyneside 002D -1.177 30162/32,844 10
South Tyneside 001E -1.464 31405/32,844 10
South Tyneside 002C -1.824 32300/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Beacon and Bents

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Beacon and Bents. 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
South Tyneside 002E -0.239 19298/32,844 6
South Tyneside 001A -0.292 20215/32,844 7
South Tyneside 002D -0.363 21413/32,844 7
South Tyneside 001D -0.448 22736/32,844 7
South Tyneside 001C -0.48 23204/32,844 8
South Tyneside 001B -0.696 26111/32,844 8
South Tyneside 002A -0.713 26362/32,844 9
South Tyneside 002C -0.762 26970/32,844 9
South Tyneside 001E -0.787 27252/32,844 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.