Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Birtley, Gateshead

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Birtley, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Birtley, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Gateshead. 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 5 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 Birtley 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 Birtley. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Birtley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Birtley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Gateshead.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Gateshead 026B 43.147 3437/32,844 2
Gateshead 026D 32.813 6751/32,844 3
Gateshead 026C 25.882 10264/32,844 4
Gateshead 026A 21.678 13015/32,844 4
Gateshead 026E 15.016 18905/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Birtley

7
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 Birtley. 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
Gateshead 026B 0.276 2990/32,844 1
Gateshead 026C 0.181 7987/32,844 3
Gateshead 026D 0.179 8133/32,844 3
Gateshead 026A 0.114 14456/32,844 5
Gateshead 026E 0.076 20373/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Birtley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Birtley 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
Gateshead 026B 0.195 3425/32,844 2
Gateshead 026D 0.158 5867/32,844 2
Gateshead 026C 0.132 8320/32,844 3
Gateshead 026A 0.11 11094/32,844 4
Gateshead 026E 0.081 16085/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Birtley

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 Birtley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11337/32,844) in Birtley is more than the adult average rank (10887/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Gateshead 026B 58.628 1891/32,844 1
Gateshead 026A 29.766 8675/32,844 3
Gateshead 026D 26.181 10221/32,844 4
Gateshead 026E 20.415 13529/32,844 5
Gateshead 026C 11.137 20763/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Birtley

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Birtley. 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
Gateshead 026B 1.464 1615/32,844 1
Gateshead 026D 1.457 1632/32,844 1
Gateshead 026C 0.721 6668/32,844 3
Gateshead 026A 0.448 9738/32,844 3
Gateshead 026E 0.267 12098/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Birtley

7
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 Birtley. 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
Gateshead 026D 0.73 6174/32,844 2
Gateshead 026C 0.543 8495/32,844 3
Gateshead 026A 0.495 9132/32,844 3
Gateshead 026B 0.239 12878/32,844 4
Gateshead 026E -0.406 22514/32,844 7

There were 83 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Birtley in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Birtley

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Birtley. 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
Gateshead 026C 24.545 11586/32,844 4
Gateshead 026E 24.045 12095/32,844 4
Gateshead 026A 18.546 18436/32,844 6
Gateshead 026B 15.363 22529/32,844 7
Gateshead 026D 6.029 31518/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Birtley

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Birtley. 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
Gateshead 026D 0.097 14936/32,844 5
Gateshead 026E -1.302 30795/32,844 10
Gateshead 026B -1.547 31685/32,844 10
Gateshead 026C -1.577 31778/32,844 10
Gateshead 026A -1.638 31937/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Birtley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Birtley. 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
Gateshead 026C 0.435 9089/32,844 3
Gateshead 026B 0.266 11179/32,844 4
Gateshead 026A 0.164 12665/32,844 4
Gateshead 026D 0.106 13559/32,844 5
Gateshead 026E -0.042 15974/32,844 5

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.