Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Besses, Bury

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Besses, Bury, Greater Manchester

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

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Overall Deprivation in Besses

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Besses. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bury.

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
Bury 020C	57.188	1200/32,844	1
Bury 021E	54.905	1478/32,844	1
Bury 021B	50.761	2065/32,844	1
Bury 021A	28.99	8496/32,844	3
Bury 020B	23.851	11465/32,844	4
Bury 021C	23.615	11619/32,844	4
Bury 020A	21.365	13258/32,844	5
Bury 020D	20.437	13985/32,844	5
Bury 017A	14.328	19609/32,844	6
Bury 021D	8.694	26177/32,844	8

Income Deprivation in Besses

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 Besses. 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
Bury 021B	0.372	678/32,844	1
Bury 020C	0.342	1155/32,844	1
Bury 021E	0.333	1358/32,844	1
Bury 021A	0.201	6635/32,844	3
Bury 021C	0.17	8751/32,844	3
Bury 020B	0.154	10173/32,844	4
Bury 020A	0.145	10949/32,844	4
Bury 020D	0.126	13009/32,844	4
Bury 017A	0.084	18888/32,844	6
Bury 021D	0.05	26145/32,844	8

Employment Deprivation in Besses

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Besses 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
Bury 020C	0.331	211/32,844	1
Bury 021E	0.29	570/32,844	1
Bury 021B	0.237	1676/32,844	1
Bury 021A	0.149	6703/32,844	3
Bury 021C	0.119	9755/32,844	3
Bury 020B	0.117	10096/32,844	4
Bury 017A	0.1	12476/32,844	4
Bury 020D	0.094	13503/32,844	5
Bury 020A	0.087	14908/32,844	5
Bury 021D	0.055	23216/32,844	8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Besses

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Besses population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15188/32,844) in Besses is more than the adult average rank (13251/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Bury 021B	52.358	2830/32,844	1
Bury 021E	44.553	4270/32,844	2
Bury 021A	31.816	7880/32,844	3
Bury 020C	30.5	8366/32,844	3
Bury 021C	21.121	13064/32,844	4
Bury 020D	14.604	17675/32,844	6
Bury 020B	12.305	19660/32,844	6
Bury 020A	12.036	19902/32,844	7
Bury 017A	7.319	24692/32,844	8
Bury 021D	7.07	24982/32,844	8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Besses

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

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 Besses. 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
Bury 020C	1.855	548/32,844	1
Bury 021E	1.64	1013/32,844	1
Bury 021B	0.85	5441/32,844	2
Bury 021A	0.477	9367/32,844	3
Bury 017A	0.409	10210/32,844	4
Bury 021C	0.404	10259/32,844	4
Bury 020B	0.338	11113/32,844	4
Bury 020D	0.234	12601/32,844	4
Bury 020A	0.104	14443/32,844	5
Bury 021D	-0.152	18422/32,844	6

Crime Deprivation in Besses

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 Besses. 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
Bury 020C	0.931	4125/32,844	2
Bury 020A	0.86	4802/32,844	2
Bury 020B	0.849	4886/32,844	2
Bury 021E	0.737	6091/32,844	2
Bury 020D	0.694	6576/32,844	3
Bury 021B	0.667	6887/32,844	3
Bury 021A	0.352	11139/32,844	4
Bury 021C	0.13	14648/32,844	5
Bury 017A	0.125	14730/32,844	5
Bury 021D	0.056	15804/32,844	5

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Besses in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Besses

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Besses. 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
Bury 021E	24.185	11947/32,844	4
Bury 020A	23.495	12677/32,844	4
Bury 021B	23.14	13051/32,844	4
Bury 021A	22.976	13237/32,844	5
Bury 021C	17.36	19972/32,844	7
Bury 020B	17.198	20182/32,844	7
Bury 021D	15.408	22466/32,844	7
Bury 020C	15.267	22660/32,844	7
Bury 020D	11.86	26707/32,844	9
Bury 017A	7.072	30927/32,844	10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Besses

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Besses. 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
Bury 020D	0.688	6913/32,844	3
Bury 020B	0.558	8451/32,844	3
Bury 020A	0.326	11522/32,844	4
Bury 021C	0.264	12385/32,844	4
Bury 021B	-0.092	17898/32,844	6
Bury 021D	-0.271	20694/32,844	7
Bury 020C	-0.327	21551/32,844	7
Bury 021A	-0.43	22981/32,844	7
Bury 017A	-0.758	26924/32,844	9
Bury 021E	-1.215	30360/32,844	10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Besses

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Besses. 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
Bury 021C	0.127	13207/32,844	5
Bury 020A	0.083	13945/32,844	5
Bury 020D	0.067	14227/32,844	5
Bury 020C	0.021	14958/32,844	5
Bury 021B	-0.03	15792/32,844	5
Bury 021A	-0.042	15968/32,844	5
Bury 020B	-0.095	16898/32,844	6
Bury 021D	-0.117	17301/32,844	6
Bury 017A	-0.242	19348/32,844	6
Bury 021E	-0.336	20961/32,844	7

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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