Deprivation Statistics for Boscombe East & Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole,

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Boscombe East & Pokesdown, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 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 6 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 Boscombe East & Pokesdown 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 Boscombe East & Pokesdown. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Boscombe East & Pokesdown

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Boscombe East & Pokesdown. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bournemouth 016B 34.298 6147/32,844 2
Bournemouth 016E 33.887 6314/32,844 2
Bournemouth 016D 25.283 10587/32,844 4
Bournemouth 016C 21.891 12847/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018A 19.412 14905/32,844 5
Bournemouth 016A 11.044 23287/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Boscombe East & Pokesdown

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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 Boscombe East & Pokesdown. 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
Bournemouth 016B 0.198 6798/32,844 3
Bournemouth 016E 0.184 7728/32,844 3
Bournemouth 016C 0.145 10954/32,844 4
Bournemouth 016D 0.127 12928/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018A 0.114 14445/32,844 5
Bournemouth 016A 0.062 23299/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Boscombe East & Pokesdown

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Boscombe East & Pokesdown 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
Bournemouth 016B 0.153 6327/32,844 2
Bournemouth 016E 0.15 6522/32,844 2
Bournemouth 016D 0.142 7291/32,844 3
Bournemouth 016C 0.115 10314/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018A 0.102 12283/32,844 4
Bournemouth 016A 0.061 21223/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Boscombe East & Pokesdown

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Boscombe East & Pokesdown population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14304/32,844) in Boscombe East & Pokesdown is less than the adult average rank (20068/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bournemouth 016E 28.877 9025/32,844 3
Bournemouth 016B 25.351 10645/32,844 4
Bournemouth 016D 21.068 13091/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018A 10.362 21490/32,844 7
Bournemouth 016C 8.773 23110/32,844 8
Bournemouth 016A 6.303 25835/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Boscombe East & Pokesdown

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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 Boscombe East & Pokesdown. 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
Bournemouth 016E 0.763 6244/32,844 2
Bournemouth 016B 0.476 9384/32,844 3
Bournemouth 016D 0.435 9886/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018A 0.139 13892/32,844 5
Bournemouth 016C 0.013 15802/32,844 5
Bournemouth 016A -0.814 27148/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Boscombe East & Pokesdown

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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 Boscombe East & Pokesdown. 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
Bournemouth 016E 0.957 3868/32,844 2
Bournemouth 016A 0.672 6824/32,844 3
Bournemouth 016B 0.665 6911/32,844 3
Bournemouth 016C 0.576 8047/32,844 3
Bournemouth 018A 0.514 8888/32,844 3
Bournemouth 016D 0.368 10918/32,844 4

There were 342 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Boscombe East & Pokesdown in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Boscombe East & Pokesdown

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Boscombe East & Pokesdown. 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
Bournemouth 016B 20.312 16270/32,844 5
Bournemouth 016E 19.91 16758/32,844 6
Bournemouth 016A 18.773 18142/32,844 6
Bournemouth 018A 18.172 18906/32,844 6
Bournemouth 016C 18.057 19052/32,844 6
Bournemouth 016D 14.137 24064/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Boscombe East & Pokesdown

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Boscombe East & Pokesdown. 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
Bournemouth 016B 1.44 1310/32,844 1
Bournemouth 016E 0.944 4310/32,844 2
Bournemouth 016D 0.85 5157/32,844 2
Bournemouth 016C 0.847 5191/32,844 2
Bournemouth 018A 0.526 8847/32,844 3
Bournemouth 016A -0.059 17408/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Boscombe East & Pokesdown

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Boscombe East & Pokesdown. 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
Bournemouth 016D 0.354 10061/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018A 0.285 10953/32,844 4
Bournemouth 016B 0.277 11057/32,844 4
Bournemouth 016E 0.225 11782/32,844 4
Bournemouth 016A 0.116 13389/32,844 5
Bournemouth 016C -0.035 15868/32,844 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.