Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Birkdale, Sefton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Birkdale, Sefton, Merseyside

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

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Overall Deprivation in Birkdale

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Birkdale. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Sefton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Sefton 008B 24.083 11333/32,844 4
Sefton 008E 23.844 11468/32,844 4
Sefton 010A 20.387 14028/32,844 5
Sefton 010B 19.993 14354/32,844 5
Sefton 010E 19.937 14406/32,844 5
Sefton 007A 19.481 14838/32,844 5
Sefton 009B 14.507 19445/32,844 6
Sefton 010C 8.997 25804/32,844 8
Sefton 009A 8.868 25973/32,844 8
Sefton 010D 6.115 29320/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Birkdale

5
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 Birkdale. 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
Sefton 010B 0.148 10672/32,844 4
Sefton 008E 0.141 11395/32,844 4
Sefton 010A 0.137 11750/32,844 4
Sefton 010E 0.135 12015/32,844 4
Sefton 008B 0.131 12403/32,844 4
Sefton 007A 0.105 15562/32,844 5
Sefton 009B 0.089 18010/32,844 6
Sefton 009A 0.076 20370/32,844 7
Sefton 010C 0.061 23588/32,844 8
Sefton 010D 0.041 28318/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Birkdale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Birkdale 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
Sefton 008B 0.117 10107/32,844 4
Sefton 010B 0.115 10279/32,844 4
Sefton 010E 0.109 11167/32,844 4
Sefton 007A 0.104 11835/32,844 4
Sefton 008E 0.099 12663/32,844 4
Sefton 010A 0.097 13091/32,844 4
Sefton 009B 0.081 16173/32,844 5
Sefton 009A 0.069 19169/32,844 6
Sefton 010C 0.057 22267/32,844 7
Sefton 010D 0.055 23200/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Birkdale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Birkdale population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18686/32,844) in Birkdale is less than the adult average rank (19748/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sefton 008E 30.626 8315/32,844 3
Sefton 010E 23.789 11444/32,844 4
Sefton 010B 20.001 13761/32,844 5
Sefton 008B 18.376 14853/32,844 5
Sefton 010A 17.524 15442/32,844 5
Sefton 007A 13.855 18287/32,844 6
Sefton 010C 7.489 24495/32,844 8
Sefton 009B 5.351 26898/32,844 9
Sefton 010D 2.268 30565/32,844 10
Sefton 009A 1.512 31440/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Birkdale

6
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 Birkdale. 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
Sefton 008E 0.604 7884/32,844 3
Sefton 010A 0.603 7888/32,844 3
Sefton 010E 0.529 8748/32,844 3
Sefton 009B 0.423 10027/32,844 4
Sefton 008B 0.399 10344/32,844 4
Sefton 010B 0.374 10665/32,844 4
Sefton 007A 0.331 11197/32,844 4
Sefton 010C 0.169 13475/32,844 5
Sefton 009A -0.054 16844/32,844 6
Sefton 010D -0.072 17130/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Birkdale

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 Birkdale. 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
Sefton 008B 0.415 10229/32,844 4
Sefton 008E -0.011 16859/32,844 6
Sefton 007A -0.07 17696/32,844 6
Sefton 010A -0.384 22218/32,844 7
Sefton 009B -0.473 23399/32,844 8
Sefton 010D -0.561 24600/32,844 8
Sefton 010E -0.575 24785/32,844 8
Sefton 010C -0.615 25255/32,844 8
Sefton 009A -0.835 27633/32,844 9
Sefton 010B -0.946 28661/32,844 9

There were 94 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Birkdale in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Birkdale

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Birkdale. 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
Sefton 010D 10.305 28327/32,844 9
Sefton 009A 9.524 29051/32,844 9
Sefton 008E 6.702 31144/32,844 10
Sefton 009B 6.567 31223/32,844 10
Sefton 010E 6.144 31462/32,844 10
Sefton 010A 5.117 31990/32,844 10
Sefton 008B 4.88 32074/32,844 10
Sefton 010B 4.026 32361/32,844 10
Sefton 010C 2.934 32613/32,844 10
Sefton 007A 2.882 32622/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Birkdale

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Birkdale. 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
Sefton 008B 1.381 1535/32,844 1
Sefton 007A 1.127 2924/32,844 1
Sefton 008E 1.112 3031/32,844 1
Sefton 010A 0.959 4180/32,844 2
Sefton 009B 0.924 4470/32,844 2
Sefton 010B 0.689 6899/32,844 3
Sefton 010E 0.456 9781/32,844 3
Sefton 010C 0.257 12477/32,844 4
Sefton 009A 0.103 14852/32,844 5
Sefton 010D -0.305 21222/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Birkdale

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Birkdale. 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
Sefton 007A -0.148 17803/32,844 6
Sefton 008E -0.617 25131/32,844 8
Sefton 010A -0.643 25457/32,844 8
Sefton 009B -0.834 27799/32,844 9
Sefton 010D -0.846 27942/32,844 9
Sefton 010B -0.882 28329/32,844 9
Sefton 010E -0.954 29028/32,844 9
Sefton 008B -1.013 29558/32,844 9
Sefton 010C -1.033 29718/32,844 10
Sefton 009A -1.056 29904/32,844 10

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.