Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Blackbrook, St. Helens

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Blackbrook, St. Helens, Merseyside

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Blackbrook, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of St. Helens. 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 11 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 Blackbrook 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 Blackbrook. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Blackbrook

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

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

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
St. Helens 008C	51.739	1910/32,844	1
St. Helens 008D	34.467	6074/32,844	2
St. Helens 008B	34.017	6263/32,844	2
St. Helens 011A	33.94	6294/32,844	2
St. Helens 008F	30.586	7749/32,844	3
St. Helens 006D	26.526	9870/32,844	4
St. Helens 006A	25.921	10241/32,844	4
St. Helens 008G	17	16992/32,844	6
St. Helens 003A	15.703	18235/32,844	6
St. Helens 008E	13.068	20981/32,844	7
St. Helens 008A	11.958	22219/32,844	7

Income Deprivation in Blackbrook

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Blackbrook. 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
St. Helens 008C	0.329	1448/32,844	1
St. Helens 008D	0.21	6075/32,844	2
St. Helens 011A	0.198	6799/32,844	3
St. Helens 008B	0.174	8466/32,844	3
St. Helens 008F	0.168	8990/32,844	3
St. Helens 006D	0.165	9168/32,844	3
St. Helens 006A	0.156	9951/32,844	4
St. Helens 008G	0.089	18093/32,844	6
St. Helens 003A	0.064	22750/32,844	7
St. Helens 008E	0.059	24029/32,844	8
St. Helens 008A	0.05	26181/32,844	8

Employment Deprivation in Blackbrook

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Blackbrook 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
St. Helens 008C	0.228	1977/32,844	1
St. Helens 008D	0.187	3897/32,844	2
St. Helens 008B	0.184	4058/32,844	2
St. Helens 011A	0.175	4648/32,844	2
St. Helens 008F	0.163	5478/32,844	2
St. Helens 006D	0.152	6422/32,844	2
St. Helens 006A	0.143	7216/32,844	3
St. Helens 008G	0.111	10935/32,844	4
St. Helens 008E	0.081	16067/32,844	5
St. Helens 003A	0.079	16626/32,844	6
St. Helens 008A	0.078	16715/32,844	6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Blackbrook

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Blackbrook population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13489/32,844) in Blackbrook is more than the adult average rank (10269/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
St. Helens 008C	52.501	2807/32,844	1
St. Helens 011A	36.377	6334/32,844	2
St. Helens 008D	34.701	6868/32,844	3
St. Helens 008B	30.274	8450/32,844	3
St. Helens 006A	27.789	9487/32,844	3
St. Helens 008F	26.115	10261/32,844	4
St. Helens 006D	24.992	10831/32,844	4
St. Helens 008E	18.816	14538/32,844	5
St. Helens 008G	18.335	14885/32,844	5
St. Helens 008A	12.887	19133/32,844	6
St. Helens 003A	6.606	25480/32,844	8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Blackbrook

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 Blackbrook. 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
St. Helens 008C	1.546	1305/32,844	1
St. Helens 008B	1.539	1327/32,844	1
St. Helens 008D	1.222	2757/32,844	1
St. Helens 008F	1.203	2847/32,844	1
St. Helens 006D	1.052	3859/32,844	2
St. Helens 006A	1.022	4078/32,844	2
St. Helens 011A	0.958	4553/32,844	2
St. Helens 008G	0.659	7300/32,844	3
St. Helens 008A	0.612	7797/32,844	3
St. Helens 003A	0.526	8796/32,844	3
St. Helens 008E	0.284	11845/32,844	4

Crime Deprivation in Blackbrook

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Blackbrook. 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
St. Helens 008C	1.031	3294/32,844	2
St. Helens 011A	0.792	5506/32,844	2
St. Helens 008F	0.538	8567/32,844	3
St. Helens 003A	0.517	8829/32,844	3
St. Helens 008B	0.287	12142/32,844	4
St. Helens 006A	-0.06	17552/32,844	6
St. Helens 008D	-0.254	20400/32,844	7
St. Helens 006D	-0.565	24642/32,844	8
St. Helens 008E	-0.687	26083/32,844	8
St. Helens 008A	-0.91	28351/32,844	9
St. Helens 008G	-1.111	29926/32,844	10

There were 253 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Blackbrook in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Blackbrook

Very Good

iLivehere Rating 2/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Blackbrook. 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
St. Helens 008C	20.354	16234/32,844	5
St. Helens 008E	17.409	19909/32,844	7
St. Helens 008B	15.391	22492/32,844	7
St. Helens 003A	15.385	22498/32,844	7
St. Helens 011A	11.451	27173/32,844	9
St. Helens 008F	10.264	28356/32,844	9
St. Helens 006D	9.115	29415/32,844	9
St. Helens 008G	8.737	29738/32,844	10
St. Helens 006A	6.763	31109/32,844	10
St. Helens 008D	5.887	31602/32,844	10
St. Helens 008A	3.717	32452/32,844	10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Blackbrook

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Blackbrook. 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
St. Helens 008D	0.712	6661/32,844	3
St. Helens 003A	0.352	11174/32,844	4
St. Helens 011A	0.253	12550/32,844	4
St. Helens 006D	0.1	14901/32,844	5
St. Helens 008F	0.065	15451/32,844	5
St. Helens 008G	0.033	15928/32,844	5
St. Helens 008A	-0.039	17056/32,844	6
St. Helens 006A	-0.193	19522/32,844	6
St. Helens 008E	-0.274	20727/32,844	7
St. Helens 008C	-0.276	20762/32,844	7
St. Helens 008B	-0.312	21332/32,844	7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Blackbrook

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Blackbrook. 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
St. Helens 003A	0.29	10894/32,844	4
St. Helens 006D	-0.027	15742/32,844	5
St. Helens 008F	-0.057	16222/32,844	5
St. Helens 006A	-0.15	17833/32,844	6
St. Helens 008A	-0.196	18581/32,844	6
St. Helens 008B	-0.233	19209/32,844	6
St. Helens 008E	-0.269	19791/32,844	7
St. Helens 008C	-0.314	20583/32,844	7
St. Helens 008G	-0.328	20817/32,844	7
St. Helens 008D	-0.338	20993/32,844	7
St. Helens 011A	-0.351	21209/32,844	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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