Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bold, St. Helens

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

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bold, 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 8 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 Bold 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 Bold. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bold

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bold. 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 022D 74.52 112/32,844 1
St. Helens 022C 60.768 854/32,844 1
St. Helens 019G 40.867 4013/32,844 2
St. Helens 022A 40.354 4166/32,844 2
St. Helens 022E 39.965 4268/32,844 2
St. Helens 020F 25.825 10298/32,844 4
St. Helens 022B 18.301 15870/32,844 5
St. Helens 022F 17.475 16572/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Bold

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 Bold. 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 022D 0.498 41/32,844 1
St. Helens 022C 0.385 544/32,844 1
St. Helens 019G 0.27 3232/32,844 1
St. Helens 022E 0.258 3668/32,844 2
St. Helens 022A 0.188 7470/32,844 3
St. Helens 022B 0.119 13843/32,844 5
St. Helens 020F 0.115 14354/32,844 5
St. Helens 022F 0.062 23323/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Bold

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bold 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 022D 0.368 85/32,844 1
St. Helens 022C 0.308 380/32,844 1
St. Helens 022E 0.199 3203/32,844 1
St. Helens 019G 0.196 3350/32,844 2
St. Helens 022A 0.193 3497/32,844 2
St. Helens 020F 0.123 9327/32,844 3
St. Helens 022F 0.107 11482/32,844 4
St. Helens 022B 0.096 13230/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bold

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bold population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9549/32,844) in Bold is more than the adult average rank (6466/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
St. Helens 022D 83.383 180/32,844 1
St. Helens 022C 51.657 2937/32,844 1
St. Helens 019G 40.122 5335/32,844 2
St. Helens 022E 37.74 5980/32,844 2
St. Helens 022A 37.296 6112/32,844 2
St. Helens 020F 25.019 10817/32,844 4
St. Helens 022B 19.222 14245/32,844 5
St. Helens 022F 17.707 15332/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bold

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 Bold. 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 022D 2.265 154/32,844 1
St. Helens 022C 1.99 363/32,844 1
St. Helens 022A 1.425 1765/32,844 1
St. Helens 022E 1.358 2048/32,844 1
St. Helens 019G 1.179 2990/32,844 1
St. Helens 020F 1.143 3217/32,844 1
St. Helens 022F 0.763 6249/32,844 2
St. Helens 022B 0.415 10129/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Bold

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bold. 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 022A 1.191 2288/32,844 1
St. Helens 022D 1.086 2904/32,844 1
St. Helens 019G 0.697 6540/32,844 2
St. Helens 022C 0.681 6721/32,844 3
St. Helens 020F 0.596 7799/32,844 3
St. Helens 022E 0.456 9668/32,844 3
St. Helens 022F 0.225 13118/32,844 4
St. Helens 022B -0.063 17579/32,844 6

There were 19 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bold in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bold

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bold. 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 022A 18.456 18541/32,844 6
St. Helens 022B 18.25 18794/32,844 6
St. Helens 019G 17.617 19636/32,844 6
St. Helens 022D 12.873 25552/32,844 8
St. Helens 022C 12.817 25628/32,844 8
St. Helens 022E 10.513 28113/32,844 9
St. Helens 020F 9.517 29060/32,844 9
St. Helens 022F 6.097 31481/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bold

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bold. 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 020F 0.449 9889/32,844 4
St. Helens 022E 0.368 10968/32,844 4
St. Helens 022A -0.047 17204/32,844 6
St. Helens 022F -0.06 17423/32,844 6
St. Helens 022C -0.259 20506/32,844 7
St. Helens 022B -0.344 21759/32,844 7
St. Helens 022D -0.576 24864/32,844 8
St. Helens 019G -0.655 25815/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bold

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bold. 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 019G 0.77 5884/32,844 2
St. Helens 022A 0.712 6384/32,844 2
St. Helens 022F -0.079 16611/32,844 6
St. Helens 022B -0.169 18134/32,844 6
St. Helens 020F -0.253 19532/32,844 6
St. Helens 022D -0.277 19929/32,844 7
St. Helens 022C -0.289 20174/32,844 7
St. Helens 022E -0.304 20407/32,844 7

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.