Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bradley, Pendle

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bradley, Pendle, Lancashire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bradley, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Pendle. 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 4 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 Bradley 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 Bradley. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bradley

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bradley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Pendle.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Pendle 009B 55.423 1410/32,844 1
Pendle 009A 55.054 1454/32,844 1
Pendle 009C 48.472 2414/32,844 1
Pendle 009D 47.558 2560/32,844 1

Income Deprivation in Bradley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bradley. 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
Pendle 009A 0.334 1326/32,844 1
Pendle 009B 0.297 2302/32,844 1
Pendle 009D 0.271 3200/32,844 1
Pendle 009C 0.258 3687/32,844 2

Employment Deprivation in Bradley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bradley 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
Pendle 009A 0.247 1375/32,844 1
Pendle 009B 0.226 2012/32,844 1
Pendle 009C 0.204 2931/32,844 1
Pendle 009D 0.186 3919/32,844 2

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bradley

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bradley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6156/32,844) in Bradley is more than the adult average rank (995/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Pendle 009A 63.539 1338/32,844 1
Pendle 009B 56.099 2232/32,844 1
Pendle 009D 55.137 2377/32,844 1
Pendle 009C 51.115 3045/32,844 1

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bradley

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 Bradley. 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
Pendle 009A 1.759 739/32,844 1
Pendle 009C 1.352 2090/32,844 1
Pendle 009B 1.33 2201/32,844 1
Pendle 009D 1.006 4192/32,844 2

Crime Deprivation in Bradley

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 Bradley. 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
Pendle 009B 0.993 3576/32,844 2
Pendle 009C 0.513 8898/32,844 3
Pendle 009A 0.51 8949/32,844 3
Pendle 009D 0.505 9009/32,844 3

There were 249 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bradley in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bradley

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bradley. 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
Pendle 009A 12.665 25811/32,844 8
Pendle 009B 10.681 27977/32,844 9
Pendle 009C 8.665 29810/32,844 10
Pendle 009D 8.138 30217/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bradley

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bradley. 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
Pendle 009D 1.789 467/32,844 1
Pendle 009B 1.616 783/32,844 1
Pendle 009C 1.54 983/32,844 1
Pendle 009A 0.002 16431/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bradley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bradley. 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
Pendle 009B 1.005 4080/32,844 2
Pendle 009D 0.989 4205/32,844 2
Pendle 009C 0.955 4464/32,844 2
Pendle 009A 0.835 5357/32,844 2

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.